It's a massive gamble, out of the players they've signed we wouldn't touch Luiz, or pay 72m for Pepe, even Tierney at 25m is a big gamble, and we rejected the loan with no buy on Ceballos out of hand.
Look at Luiz, a solid defender who when exposed by a weak midfield has a tendency to crack under pressure, remember the Chelsea fans screaming that Kante wasn't being played deep enough and Luiz was being made to look shit? now look at the defensive midfield he has in front of him at Woolwich ... hmmmmm
Pepe was offered to us (and probably everyone else) 24 year old winger playing in a weaker league good going forward lousy in defence 72m ... compare that to a 19 year old winger with a seasons EPL experience who whilst not as prolific going forward can also defend 25m ... hmmmmmm
Tierney, of the three this is the one that is most interesting, no question he has potential, however 27m for a player whose career has been in a one team league? a player with a nagging injury issue? ... hmmmmm
As for Cellabos how you can loan a player with no right to buy is beyond strange, Cellabos knows that whatever he does or doesn't do this season won't matter he's back at RM next summer. He's not exactly renowned for his attitude so when the going gets tough will he not just be another Woolwich spineless wet lettuce? ... hmmmmmm
So again the question has to be asked would We, City or Liverpool have wanted any of these deals .... the answer would seem to be no, Woolwich are feeding of scarps Thursday night football will do that to you ....