"Just pay them what they want"
I can't begin to tell you how many times I read that on this forum. Every single fantasy target, the outcry was "Just pay them what they want". And when we didn't, there was a line of people around the corner on this thread ready to bash him and management, calling him "cheap", "in over his head", "provincial"
So now, we go out and pay what "they" want for one of the top strikers in the world, and people are now saying that he is burning money, throwing it down the toilet. They are calling it irresponsible, with a long lasting negative impact on being able to sign players and maintain a wage structure that is conducive to success. I understand that 94 million is a LOT of money for Higuain. I get it.
But does anyone think that the board did not take any of this into consideration? That this was some knee jerk reaction?
We got one of the best strikers in the world.
If we keep Pogba, we are now one of the best teams in the world.
Even if we lose Pogba, we can get ourselves a very very good midfielder to come in, and with the additions already made to this team, are still one of the best teams in the world.
I don't get it. I just don't understand all of this.
Everybody mocked him because the common thought was that he would only buy players on "his terms".
So now that he bought a player on someone else's terms, the backlash is even greater?
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And people like to have a good laugh when he says "Opportunity Targets"
Well, were there any opportunity targets out there for a top level striker?