We're paying £3 million more for a player that hasn't scored in 15 games. A player who we do not really need. We don't need a player with potential, we need a player who has a proven record in front of goal.
It feels like this is the cheap option so we'll get him back from loan, hope he does something for us, rather than spend money on a quality striker which is what we need. We'll need it in the summer, and we'll probably need it the year after that too if we don't sign one.
The excuse that we can let him get settled down at the club for next season doesn't fall for me either. If we want to be a club that challenges in various competitions, a player like Origi can join in the summer and would be getting 20/30 minutes a game, and the odd start which would give him more than enough time to settle. We don't need him to arrive half a season early just to let him adapt for next season. Screams like a very poor excuse.
I can't judge him and I understand he needs patience, so he can't be expected to save our season, however if this is the clubs solution to our attacking problems, we are really in the sh*t as a club.
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