Spurs bid 30 million for Andy Carroll which we ended up beating.
We learnt from that lesson to stick to a maximum value since we got our fingers badly burnt.
It seems relatively sensible to me.
Brendan badly wanted Willian but would it really have been worth blowing 40 million on him?
You're being extremely lenient by selecting Carroll there. He's far from top quality. Far far away from that, in fact.
I'll name you four quality players we've missed out on:
Sanchez
William
Costa
Henrikh Mkhitaryan
Then if you want to mention other players we've missed out on:
Salah
Siggurdson
Demspey
We were so close to missing out on Coutinho too, Southampton bid more than us and we were not willing to match it. It was only until Coutinho wanted to join us over Southampton did they allow him to go.
It seems relatively sensible to me.
If there's anything sensible about our transfer policy the last few years, I have got to be missing something. It's a total mess.
Brendan badly wanted Willian but would it really have been worth blowing 40 million on him?
Chelsea paid £32 million for him. I don't see where the £40 million comes from.
Also, Chelsea didn't just beat us, Tottenham did too. He was off to have a medical for Tottenham before Chelsea signed him under their noses.
So I repeat, the owners can talk the talk, but can they walk the walk? Can they F**k.
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