Highbury Hillbilly wrote:Surely this guy should be targeting a CL club?
I'm worried that we are repeating the Partey mistake. Paying over the odds for a player who wouldn't otherwise be interested in signing for us.
Well we could be in the CL if he comes so I don't get your point.
The whole reason why we have to over pay is to attract talent that as you say, would otherwise be going for a club guaranteed top 4.
Remember CL clubs already have spent on strikers in the summer, that is why January is a good time for clubs like us because we have less competition.
Chelsea spent on Lukaku, Utd bought Ronaldo, Liverpool have a settled front line and City spent £100m on Grealish.
......... that's how we nicked Auba as well by buying in January.
Its likely we won't have a chance with Vlahović in summer when every club assesses their attacking options.
Alot of clubs can have second thoughts half way through a season especially if the player starts making noises about leaving, again the big clubs already bought in summer, leaving us to offer enough money to tempt clubs into selling.