Leadership, experience & ball playing ability are what we needed last summer or since Rio & Vidic left us. Rojo, Lindelof, Smalling, Jones & Bailly never step up as leader. It's very important which reflects to the improvement in our defense & how shambolic Chelsea's defense are. We spent 80m in total on 3 CB Rojo, Lindelof & Bailly and no sign of improvement, we spent 80m on 1 CB and the difference is massive.
Don't give me nonsense like we should sign Upamecano, Soyuncu, Konate, they aren't the leader we needed last summer. De Ligt chose Juventus over us, Dunk cost 40m-50m and less proven in top level despite of an older one & Koulibaly was 130m at that time which is combined fees of Bissaka & Maguire.
Considering his age & what he offers, worth the money. Van Dijk was bargain so stop comparing the fees. I bet United fans who are still moaning about the money are the same ones who insulted Liverpool for spending 75m on Van Dijk in 2018. You spend big on player you need and give you good amount of time contribution, you spend small on player that you want to take a punt but doesn't always work like Lovren, Sakho, Bailly & Rojo.