AjaxAndy wrote: ↑Fri Dec 08, 2023 10:13 pm
I'd like to think for £22m we could find better tbh... He's decent but he doesn't move the needle in any major way.
Good loan, wouldn't be against signing him for a lowish fee as a squad rotation, but don't feel he would help us progress much.
£20m doesn't get you much these days. I think he's that extra bit of quality up front, huge engine and good assister/crosser/finisher. He's got the main attributes to be the link man and I think it showed against the skunks.
He's a fair bit better than Doucs in most technical aspects (maybe short of him as far as engine and perhaps leadership). Just more clinical which is what we need at the top end.
Unless we get an 'Aimar with an engine' type for nothing, which isn't really going to happen.
I think there's a good argument that he suits us in our current setup, has positional flexibility, and would be worth a permanent move for anything around £20m.