Obviously the question is within the bounds of the criteria set out for him. It's your thread, I don't want to hijack it, I just thought it would give a clearer view.
No hijacking there mate, nor should you bother if you had, it was only there for debate, of which you have added much to mate.
It was an interesting table, certainly puts into perspective money we have spent, I was just meaning though like I said in a different thread earlier that Brendan is
for want of a better word a company man and will play a straight bat to show solidarity with the owners policy that he fully buys into.
I doubt other managers would be so happy to go along with this transfer policy so gamely.
And just a genuine point that the wage comparisons for those players in that list, I'd imagine pro rata their signings get significantly more.. Hence another reason we don't attract them and/or go I for them.
I put a comparison earlier on a different thread.
Higuain and Di Maria
Both what? 26/27? Would fetch around 100 million combined in transfer fees and take upwards of 20 million in wages a year
Balotelli and Markovic
Both late teen/early 20, cost 36 million and would take 7 million a year in wages between them.
The top two in 3-4 years wouldn't have a sell on, the bottom two will, even if they don't work out you will get a return of sorts, if they do a profit.
So Rodgers green lighting them yes, but over established stars as above? I doubt it, simply that the scouting commity bring them to him, show him videos and stats and he says yes if that's what we have found, or no look again if he really doesn't fancy them.
I doubt he ever gets an offer of a Di Maria type to green light
