We reportedly had around £60 million to use on players prior to the sale of Suarez. If we assume for argument's sake that that is true, add the £75 million from Suarez and that's £135 million to spend. So just as an example, and I know it's not as simplistic as this, I'm just giving a 'what if?' the window had gone like this:
Valdes brought in for competition/replacement/cover for Mignolet.
Fàbregas rather than Marković and Lambert.
Higuain rather than signing Origi.
Along with Moreno, Manquilo, Lovren, Can and Balotelli.
We'd have spent a little more than £21 million more than we did but still within the reported budgetary limit.
You can replace those names with any other high quality player of your choice, and like I said, I know it's not as simplistic as I'm making it out to be, but the point is, wouldn't our squad truly have been stronger if we'd shown more ambition? Two big signings, one on a free, the rest squad fillers and in total, one less signing than we made in the Summer.
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