Sure we are better off with Lukaku and Mustafi....but at what cost? 70, 80 mil? For that kind of money we can be much much better off and not linger around mid table again by spending most of our budget on a striker.
If we have 150mil to spend and we spend 50 of it on a striker, fine. But all the reports for weeks are now saying its 100, and we can only go from that. It might be right, it might be wrong...but that's what we have. We can't go on and justify ridiculous prices for players we don't really need in positions we don't really need...just by saying that we MAY actually have 150 to spend.
I don't know...I see what you are saying. I just think that it's the wrong approach. Like I said, if they want to make a Big Bang in the market and "not take a girl to McDonald's for a first date", than make a Big Bang in the market and invest in the midfield/wings....not a striker.
For example, if I had 100mil to spend on this squad, I would allocate the budget in the following way:
#1) 75mil for either 2 midfielders (attacking midfield goes in here too); or if we use wingers, than this 75 can possibly go to 1 high quality mid and 1 quality winger.
#2) 25mil for a CB to partner Romagnoli
That's it. 3 signings. Make them high quality. No strikers. We already bought Lapadula, still have Bacca and Adriano here. IF we sell one, than one can come in to fill that void. But no need at this point.
If we have 150mil to spend and we spend 50 of it on a striker, fine. But all the reports for weeks are now saying its 100, and we can only go from that. It might be right, it might be wrong...but that's what we have. We can't go on and justify ridiculous prices for players we don't really need in positions we don't really need...just by saying that we MAY actually have 150 to spend.
I don't know...I see what you are saying. I just think that it's the wrong approach. Like I said, if they want to make a Big Bang in the market and "not take a girl to McDonald's for a first date", than make a Big Bang in the market and invest in the midfield/wings....not a striker.
For example, if I had 100mil to spend on this squad, I would allocate the budget in the following way:
#1) 75mil for either 2 midfielders (attacking midfield goes in here too); or if we use wingers, than this 75 can possibly go to 1 high quality mid and 1 quality winger.
#2) 25mil for a CB to partner Romagnoli
That's it. 3 signings. Make them high quality. No strikers. We already bought Lapadula, still have Bacca and Adriano here. IF we sell one, than one can come in to fill that void. But no need at this point.