Im not having that. A high energy midfielder who can tackle and is decent on the ball is not a unique skillset. I’m sure there are many players out there who can do those things to a good level.
Modric, Fabregas, Scholes, Xavi, these are unique players who were on a level of their own.
There’s no way what these guys offer is restricted to them alone.
I agree, it's kind of puzzling why there is so much hype. These Brighton transfers give me similar vibes to when Soton had that great team which was then sold off over a few years. There were a lot of people, most likely you can go back through the caf and find some on here, probably saying guys like Alderweireld, Wanyamam, Schneiderlin, Mane, Fonte, Clyne, Shaw, Lallana, Lovren, Chambers were all amazing and look how varied their careers are after leaving. Some have been great, most good(ish) and others really struggled.