I'm happy to bet you a trillion pounds that come next summer the bulk of people on here wish we'd signed him. Or even a KitKat. Either way I'm winning.
I'm not denying that.
Last week we beat Spurs to the signing of the German U17 captain.
All I'm saying is that West Ham isn't Man City. Guarantee Bloom, Barber, Weir and RDZ aren't thinking we can't compete against the likes of West Ham.
Crook is a great ally. He's speaks really well about us on a national level. He is a genuine seeming bloke. The athletic is basically an upmarket red top.
Yup. Certain our data is flagging him for a central role whereas less nuanced scouting teams will be looking at him as a 7- see the Arsenal links as cover for Saka. They're not going to pay 40 million simply as cover for their best player.
I agree to an extent but once you have a player you currently value at 100 million, it's a lot easier to say to a Kudus- we value Caicedo at 100 million, and it looks like someone will eventually pay that. We bought him for 5 million (or whatever). You are a high profile player playing for a...