I’m not sure that would be a strong enough justification to sign Dembelé. Bayern are a very stable club and can probably absorb a transfer dud should injuries kick in and their dressing room probably manages itself.
Unfortunately, we probably need a flawless transfer window to scrape 4th next season and our dressing room is toxic to the point senior pros are briefing against 19 yr old prospects in the media. Unless the salary was right, it’s just a headache and risk we can’t afford right now.
I understand where you’re coming from i truly do. But just humour me for a sec. We wont land a global superstar for a few years until we transform this dross.
Some risk taking will be required. I think out transfer policy should revolve around solutions that can come in and give you a 7 out of 10 ( low risk good reward) but if we wish to surprise people and progress we need to have a leap of faith with one or two of our transfers (high risk huge reward). Demb is high risk high reward. He gives u anything from 5 to 10.
If Dembelle would decimate our transfer budget and restrict us from actually pursuing those lads that will come in and fill those gaps it would be a stupid risk. If he can come in whilst we have a robust all around transfer record then I’d say that’s a risk you can take. As long as it doesn’t cripple us that is.
I agree though that our holistic risk appetite when you look at everyone coming in should be relatively low right now. Our team sucks as a first step we need to be top 4 before we can be world beaters. Zero risk is never the right approach though.
Hope my view makes sense. Can you tell what i do for a living? Heh