Milner was highly underrated mate, you're doing him a disservice to elevate Delph, IMO.
I'm not one of the people who want, or expect, every signing to be a £40m world class player, I'm just struggling to see this move as an upgrade for the squad - particularly if he's been assured regular playing time.
I've made my point about doing Milner a disservice, I think he's a better player than Delph, and he couldn't cut it in the centre of our midfield. Centre mid is a much more integral position for a side like ours, at the highest level, than a wide position - a role Milner was very adept at fulfilling.
Fernando, frankly, is shite. He shouldn't be the standard we're holding players against, he shouldn't be anywhere near our first XI.
But of course, in that respect, Delph would be an upgrade. But then so would Aranguiz for example, a much greater upgrade for not much more than it's going to cost us to secure Delph, although of course minus the British passport.
As I said, I recognise the pros to the transfer, the arguments for it, but I'm not sold. Frankly.