Nah my concern is, if we pay 65mil for Solanke that is our striker for the foreseeable. Not our striker for next season and maybe we upgrade. That's him for a while, and worried the level he is and the level he will. take us to.
134 prem appearances and 29 goals is on par with Brennan Johnson, who plays out wide and is hated on.
I really don't hate the player, would take him here. Just concerned at the whole package and how this club behaves.
Let's face it, whomever we bring in, someone is going to be unhappy about it, everyone has their own ideas about who is good, who is bad, who's overpriced etc.
If the club has identified a player that will fit the system and win us more points, is it really such an issue if he costs more than we think he should?
Let's say we do get Solanke. You question the price, others question his quality. But then he bangs in 20 for the season? Is his price really that high if the result is that? Say it's 15 with say 8 assists. Is the price too steep for that result?
The point I'm making is that we can never truly value a transfer until we see what that money has bought. It might seem underwhelming now, but then I can remember posters being underwhelmed at the VDV signing. Tapsoba was flavour of the month then.
I can understand the feeling of being underwhelmed by Solanke, it wasn't that long ago when I was feeling that way myself. But I read a poster go through his attributes and it intrigued me, so I watched a few Bournemouth games to see what it is he brings, and after watching him, I was convinced he has the skillset to really thrive in our brand of Football.
So yes, £65M is him being overpriced, but I don't care. We've had plenty of value from other signings. We might not feel that there's value in his price, but we'll be singing a different tune if he delivers.
Well toss him in a bin then.
