TornadoTed
Established Member
I like him a lot!
He won’t come cheap, maybe we can sweeten the deal with Chambers + 10m, they were interested in him last Summer.
I think we need to look abroad, there just doesn't seem to be much value in the Premiership. It is so awash with money clubs like Leicester don't have to sell Maddison or Chilwell, Wolves don't have to sell Neves, Watford don't have to sell Dacoure, Palace don't have to sell Zaha and AWB etc.
Mahrez and VVD are 2 players who have gone from mid table Premiership teams to the top 6 recently and only because the players kicked up a fuss and forced a way out, it still took Mahrez a few windows to get his move, both took massive bids too.
There is value to be had in the Championship though, Maddison for £19m and Brooks at £11.5m look like fantastic deals, it would cost probably double that now if you wanted to get them from Leicester and Bournemouth now after a season in the top flight.
Closer to home you only have to look at Holding vs Chambers, players of similar ability with similar potential, Holding cost £1m from the Championship, Chambers cost £15 from the Premiership.