But it wasn’t his valuation, it was his buy-out. That’s usually a crazy overinflated price you put in place to deter others from enquiring. In our case we number crunched and decided it was a valuation we would activate to serve our purpose.
He had a mixed bag first season but now Haaland is here I think he’ll shine this season and form a decent partnership. Add in Foden and KDB feeding him and thats a scary prospect for other teams to face. Not to mention our other top players, but JG will be a different player this year and may just justify that price tag.
However, Cucurella albeit a decent player for Brighton, is facing a different prospect if he comes to City. He’s currently decent but could be outstanding under Pep and that’s where you need to be careful. Ruin that chance for him to develop and play CL football and it could cost you much more long term.