The thing is these videos are made from very limited footage.. They're so young nobody has really built up enough footage or even got it available to make a compilation and even good compilations are very misleading. I just trust the scouts like and then see how they get on over time. 15 million isn't that cheap.. Max was what 16?
Max was £20m. Mara has a better pedigree than Ekitike, in that he's actually represented France at a number of levels. Seems we're in that "next big thing" market. Probably takes us away from Isak, David, Schick, etc., and into the Mara, Brobbery, Kalimuendo market.
Which isn't a bad thing IF you can get Wilson to stay fit for 6 months without his body which has the genetic makeup of a dorito breaking down again.
He's got a lot about him. When fit, he's superb. Everyone knows he'll give, at best, half a season. So a real stellar up and comer is the smart move, with Wood as a relatively competent last resort. This is where the scouts will earn their corn. It's really easy to say Isak, Diaby, etc, and then throwing a load of money at someone decent. The hard bit is getting a Raul Jimenez, Michail Antonio. Patson Data, etc. and making it work. Particularly with the greedy bastard clubs hoovering up everyone.
What about a Dembele from Lyon or Dolberg from Nice or Barbossa from Flamengo or here's one out of left field coz he had a ****ter last year - Myron Boadu from Monaco? I don't think any of them would be more than £25m
Yep, all good shouts. We gotta trust to the process, I suppose. The only concern I have is using Chris Wood as a £25m gauge.....