How many times did Pjanic play with Busquets and how many times without? He was a sub for Busquets, the fact he played more advanced is because both him and barcas playing style.
Arthur for a long time seemed like the only player comfortable having to pass it short no matter what, I found Pirlo's insistence on this ridiculous as it cost us time and time again this season, but Arthur was definitely best suited to that nonsense. McKennie was the only one that had engine big enough to consistently cover the desert of space between our attack and defense. I think that's a big reason our stats look a lot better with these two on pitch as opposed to without them.
We got 2.42 points per game when Arthur played, and 1.75 points per game when Arthur didnt play.
There was 20 games when he didnt play.
I dont know how those numbers look for the other players, but it tells a somewhat different story from what is being promoted in this thread. Not saying he was great. But I would definitely give him a season more before judging. Same goes for Kulu.
But if his book value is high and obviously inflated then won't that just mean we'll likely receive another average player with an inflated price in return to look good on the balance sheet?
We may just find ourselves in the same situation by the next financial year Or do PSG actually rate the guy and are willing to do a sensible deal?
I hope he stays, I really think he will be good for us if he stays healthy and we start playing consistent football. He's one of the most skillful players with the ball and hardly ever loses the ball which comes in handy when we're being aggressively pressed.