This isn't intended to have a go at Txiki, there's enough posts for that already but, does it not smack of incompetence (if Bonucci and Stones sign, and unless we are going 3 at the back) that in 3 years we'll have paid approx. £32m for Mangala, £30m for Ota, £50m for Stones, £51m for Bonucci.
Not an argument for the "it isn''t our money" either. It's either excessive, or poor planning for a club like ours. Particularly if Mangala or Ota are sold and considering we also have Kompany.
Good defenders do not come cheap because no club wants to lose them,you have to pay over the odds to get them,add in the english tax for stones and it's not necessarily all Txiki's fault and i'm not his greatest fanThis isn't intended to have a go at Txiki, there's enough posts for that already but, does it not smack of incompetence (if Bonucci and Stones sign, and unless we are going 3 at the back) that in 3 years we'll have paid approx. £32m for Mangala, £30m for Ota, £50m for Stones, £51m for Bonucci.
Not an argument for the "it isn''t our money" either. It's either excessive, or poor planning for a club like ours. Particularly if Mangala or Ota are sold and considering we also have Kompany.
I see your point but they can't tell how a player is going to react in the Premiership. Look at Boateng!! Mangala and oatamendi were excellent in there respective leagues. Hindsight is a wounderful thing. But we have to buy them and see how they work out.This isn't intended to have a go at Txiki, there's enough posts for that already but, does it not smack of incompetence (if Bonucci and Stones sign, and unless we are going 3 at the back) that in 3 years we'll have paid approx. £32m for Mangala, £30m for Ota, £50m for Stones, £51m for Bonucci.
Not an argument for the "it isn''t our money" either. It's either excessive, or poor planning for a club like ours. Particularly if Mangala or Ota are sold and considering we also have Kompany.
Wish i was so confident