Those players werenât world class when we bought them
So 111 goals and 68 assists in 159 appearances at Ajax for Suarez isn't world class? Van Dijk was clearly amongst the best defenders in the league if not the best even while playing at Southampton and despite that his impact this year is much bigger than it was last year despite playing with the same crop of players. Don't you think pre-season (training camp, friendly games, etc) made the difference?
Also, if a player adapts and explodes at your club in a short period of time it means you gave him a platform to do so, but it's also something not a lot of players can do, especially coming from another league.
So no the winter window is far from the ideal one to do your business in unless its emergency buys or you're stuck in a race with other clubs to get one of your targets. You typically overpay and you don't have the benefit of a player that went through pre-season.
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