adexkola
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How great is the risk?While I agree with what your saying, hindsight is an amazing thing.
VVD was at Celtic, looked great there but no one took the risk of signing him except Southampton. I’d imagine other clubs would of been looking but it’s the risk of buying a player in a different, less competitive league.
You look at this lad and he ticks all the boxes. He’s risk free (almost) and we would get so many years from him providing things go well. It’s a safer bet.
Leicester can afford to take more risks in the transfer market than we can due to their lower expectations.
Having said all that I do think our scouting network needs to do more. Under Fergie we got some gems in Evra, Vidic, Keane, Schmeichel, Nistelrooy, Ronaldo, Pogba etc.. who were not exactly proven players but turned out to be world class.
Is it worth it paying way more for "proven talent" that may still fail on the biggest stage?
Alluding to risk as a reason why top clubs buy dross at inflated prices is a cop-out. And as money continues to increase in the game and midtable clubs can afford to hold on to the gems they've found, the best clubs will be determined by who can go straight to the source and identify the top talent, without needing a midtable club to blood them in.