What I don't get though is the need to put the boot into Chamberlain.
I think he's settling really well. I dont get the , he's done sod all in his career.
He's played 30 times for his country (take that as you will 😁) he's won 3 FA cups (I'd love us to have won 3 of them in the last 5 years.) He's played in the CL for the last 6 seasons. (Again I'd love us to have)
Van Dijk (who of course i want) by comparison has been playing for Southampton and Celtic in that time and won 'only' the Scottish title while he was there. And has 16 caps for his country.
I wasn't putting the boot in at all mate, far from and sorry it seemed that way, it was just an example. His stats and performances speak for themselves throughout his time at Arsenal, which wasn't good enough, regardless of whether he played in the Champions League or not, just because you play in the CL doesn't make you a good player, and the same goes regarding international caps now too. You also say about Ox having won 3 FA Cups, that's a darn sight more than what Couthino, Firmino, Suarez, etc won with us, but who is the better players?
Simple as that, he was too busy letting his ego take over his potential as soon as he got that move to Arsenal.
But I'm not going to get into the whole Ox thing, it was just an example of how a bang average player going for £40mill in the final year of his contract just helps to make the market worse and a player who is as highly regarded as VVD, with such a long contract is going to command a significantly higher fee than that.
Salah, Roma essentially had to see because of their finances. Saints don't have to sell any players to benefit their finances. To be honest, despite his form this season, it doesn't take anything away from his as a player.
Look at it this way; Coutinho, who despite having some very good games for us this season, has failed to deliver when it matters, when the going is getting tough, he has been missing. It's okay smashing a hat trick or a load of assists against the likes of Spartak and Brighton, but on the whole, IMO, Coutinho hasn't been good enough when we have needed a goal or against the better opposition. Yet we will still demand 130/140+mill for him, so despite form, why would Saints suddenly demand less than the £70mill they would happily have turned away in the summer?
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