With Torres we needed to replace him fast so it was a panic buy in a way.
True but it was still a poor decision (hindsight is a wonderful thing).
From a financial perspective, it is a good deal. But so were the Torres and Alonso deals, and look at the impact their departures have made. Agger gives us so much to the defence (when not injured) and he is a big part of a settled spine of Reina, Skrtel, Agger, Lucas, Gerrard and Suarez. These are the core players that we cannot afford to let go of.