This is 5-6th summer in a row where we didnt buy proper midfielder, to replace someone who was arguably our midfielder of a decade.. In the mean time we have managed to almost double our salary bill, between market opportunities and luxurious signings like Higuain or CR, the signing of the latter is justified though. Players like Khedira, Matuidi, Can, Ramsey Rabiot, 'freebies' or low initial transfer fee are now a burden due to high salary and contract duration. Without ofloading few of them, we cant afford another midfielder and we seem to be having a fetish of some sort for the type. If Ramsey was fit and playing every game, Id have no complaints over him. If Rabiot wasnt decidedly average in everything and also injured a lot, Id also have no complaints. If Matuidi was a bench player and someone we bring on to close down the games, again Id have no complaints. If Khedira wasnt injured for most of the season.... see the pattern. Every single one of those signings in the middle over the last 5 years didnt pull his weight. We might even extend Matuidi's contract, it has come to this. So, Im less and less confident that people at helm can identify priorities.