I understand where you are coming from, but hopefully Guintoli is faster when a club we are dealing with is not Italian and the player already played here and has a bond with the group.
Somehow we forget that we can have another loan for next season WITH option/obligation to buy. Thankfully Guintoli reminds us about it with Kolo Muani talks
McK reminds me of players we had in early 2010s. Pepe, quags, matri - very average players that proved super useful and important through their work and passion.
In hindsight, we have a decent midfield, but at this stage of the season he must field the most in-form guys and he somehow cocks it up with at least one player