I have to admit I have not seen that much of De Jong, I find La Liga dull as dishwater and especially 90% possession Barcelona..... so have watched the obligatory YT clips, am I wrong to be underwhelmed by the prospect of this signing at this price?
I mean he looks fast and has good close control, but week in week out will he have so much freedom in the Prem? I mean if he was playing against our midfield and defence, yeah he would but most other teams will sit somebody on him and nullify his threat.
Moreover not sure I see what he offers over what we have particularly, ok yeah he is an upgrade on McT and Fred, but when we have been crying out for a DM since before SAF left I am not sure I see the value in shooting our biggest wad on this guy.... if he arrives I am not going to be a negative Nancy but it seems more like a signing the Utd of old would make rather than the Utd we were hoping to see.