Matuidi is turning 33 in April - Khedira too. A couple of old geezers who were never that great to begin with.
Pjanic is turning 30, and then we have the mini Kebab who is surplus to requirements, a sexually confused, unreliable and quite useless Italian, an injury prone Welshman, and a moody Frenchman as our other options in midfield.
The young Uruguayan stud is our only reliable option at this point in time.