We do have a number of issues with the squad, and paying £100m for a player will limit the amount we can spend on other players. Allan is a great player, but PSG will go after him and he will cost too much for us to strengthen other areas that needs some attention.
Many talented players. Buying midfielders is always risky, since this position is maybe the one most affected by the system the player is in, and is the one that is most difficult to evaluate how a player will perform in a new environment(club, system, other players).
Young promising defensive midfielders:
Ibrahim Sangare (injured for some time now, and might be affected by this).
Rice
Berge
And many more.
Ascacibar is not really that good. Makes some great tackles and will always put in a good effort, but the same can be said about Lee Cattermole.
Totally disagree on Ascacibar and I notice you mention Declan Rice as a promising central midfielder which I do agree with. Ascacibar excels in certain areas that make Rice promising. He has great postioning and reading of the game and fills in the holes really really well. He does the simple things well in that way like Rice does, like Carrick used to do. He doesnt have the technique of either or calmness on the ball and weight of pass....but he does have a huge heart and desire that reminds me of Gattuso. Feel you could level these kind of Lee Cattermole comments towards Herrera and Torreira for example which would be totally unfair and wrong and for me Ascacibar is already better than both.
Personally dont get why people are saying Allan, his age, the cost. Isnt he just a good player in a good side that is techincal.....like Jorghino was?
Only youtube videos which of course you cant see too much from, but Tonali looks a bit special. Him, Ascacibar or Ndombele would have to be my main choices.
I think Matic has done well for us overall, shields the ball really well, his positioning and reading of the game and calmness on the ball also been very good. I do think he is really sloppy far too often with the ball though and also he doesnt seem to win very many tackles, he only really seems to win the ball when he gets his body between the player and ball....or he fouls.
Now that the honeymoon Ole period seems to be over, regardless of the results I a enjoying watching us play again, the players are performing better and the atmosphere is good......but we are still really not good enough individually in so many areas