alera said:Like Cerci this potential signing underwhelms me in the extreme.
BUT if we are going to sign some proven quality like Clichy, Nasri maybe a Mata as well I am happy to except these punt risky squad fillers.
Chelsea made lots of these sort of signings to try and beef up their squad quality and lower the average age. Most of them didnt come off. Maybe we will be luckier, I would still rather give Boyata or Nedum another chance than sign this guy personally.
There's nothing wrong in buying potential. If all we did was wait until players became proven and bought them for 25m each we wouldn't be allowed to play in Europe.
Plus, it's always more fun when a player comes good as a City player first rather than already buying someone else's best players, though there is room for both :)