gooney wrote:Angelito wrote:Don't know. £40m is like the new £10m so in old market terms, Ceballos would warrant around £12m.
£40-45m isn't astronomical.
I wouldn't go beyond £30m though. We simply don't have the money.
So you would be ok with him being the main midfield signing this summer?
I didn't say that. I didn't say it because I'm not sure.
Under Arteta, I'm sure Dani will have a great season if we sign him up.
That said, what are the other midfield options? Who could we possibly buy within our budget?
If we sell Xhaka, we'd have an additional budget of £25m, or thereabouts. The problem is I don't think we'd sell him. Under Wenger, Xhaka was second-choice after Cazorla. Under Emery and Arteta, he's the first-choice CM.
I'm in favor of buying Ceballos as I think he's our best CM. But anything above £30m is steep.
CM/DLP is our main priority. If we acquire a top class CM/DLP, we might not need Ceballos' services. It depends on 'Douzi. But I don't think 'Douzi's ceiling is as high as Dani's is.
Rest assured we're not going to sign the next Cazorla, Fabregas, or Silva.