Can we dismantle our scouting department? Appears to be on a free lunch year in yeAr out. The VVDs , Salahs and what nots f this world do not require a scouting department at all to identify as targets. The days of our scouts going to the Scunthorpes, Chesters etc to unearth gems are long gone. If I'm FSG I'd set-up an effective scouting dept just to identify targets from the lower league, I'm sure there're plenty there.
Here is the issue..whether it be Van Djik and celtic or Salah before he went to Chelsea....if all we ever did was buy up and coming youngsters the supporters would sh*t themselves daily.
For every Salah or VVD there are 50 others that don't come close...they have to go to teams where they can get games and improve their play...its not a matter of a lazy scouting department its a matter of players don't have the luxury of time with a club like Liverpool that they would have at a Soton or even a club like Dortmund.
You are paying more now to get a more polished and prepared player.....Markovic, Alberto, Aspas, etc..etc...those are the chances you take when you try and develop 20 year olds......I would rather pay more myself and get the 24-25 year old that is more of a sure thing.
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