Bazzmand Show said:
I just don't see the point in pissing 25 mill+ on a 29 year old midfielder, when we have an absolute quality CM (De Jong), in the final year. Why not get that sorted, then try get in a much younger and cheaper player than De Rossi. This is why I don't think Bobbies the most savvy of managers, wants rid of Dzeko in order to get VP, when that doesn't happen he has a bit of a moan. It's him that has not got the best out of Edin yet, not the other way round...
The difference between De Jong and De Rossi is that De Rossi is very good attacking when he pulls forward and can create from the back. Nigel is fine when he's paired with Yaya, but as a replacement for Yaya it leaves a massive creative gap in our midfield. If we could sell De Jong for 8 to 10 mil and bring in De Rossi for 25-35m it would be for insurance in the instance Yaya goes down with an injury or goes to AFCON. A defensive midfield of De Jong and Barry simply isn't going to cut it in European play, or even as evidenced by last year, top Premier League sides.
EDIT: And Barry is out for a month or more himself, so bringing in a CDM is big.