I find this a strange perspective.Won't matter. Sign him, loan him out, never see him. Don't sign him, never see him. We need a separate transfer thread for purchases like this.
It is clear that we are in the process of change.
We have a new DOF, and clearly are planning for life after Pep.
The average age of the squad is clearly getting younger.
It would be folly to assume anything about young players we are interested in, and I cannot think of a single young player that we have let go who has gone on to prove that they would have made it at the level we compete at, Palmer apart.