Bit weird signing so early an AM while GK, LB, RB, CB, CM are all bigger priorities, I didn't think we would any, but fuck me, the chance to watch a majestic Silva for 5-10 more years or so... Will be forever grateful to Txiki. :)
To me it signals their confidence. We just released all our fullbacks and our #1 keeper. Signing replacements is not optional, so to kick off the window by rushing through a deal in arguably our strongest position says to me that they know they've got the rest of the targets locked down.