Iceman10
Established Member
Anzac said:Surely Balotelli and Sanchez would qualify as being bargain opportunities to sign special talents akin to Özil, rather than being part of the 'normal' transfer window activity? Same could apply if Khedira is available for around 15-20m?
If so then I see no reason why we shouldn't then push the envelope all the way out and sign as many such players as we can whilst the opportunity presents. IMO they are not only genuine starting quality, but are also of special quality that it would not take them the usual 5+ months to adapt - particularly if we were able to rotate effectively during the winter period.
Once Milan start asking £30m+ for Balotelli he doesn't represent good value and although everyone here has different views re. Benzema vs. Balotelli, I'm pretty sure AW would choose Benzema if available, and AW is probably keeping an eye on how things pan out at RM. Meanwhile I would try to snap up Alexis ASAP and that would provide a platform where we don't necessarily have to bring in a specialist CF, which can be an optional bonus where we can wait towards the transfer window deadline if required, in the meantime sorting out the other priorities, i.e. CDM, RB, CB (if required), and GK.