The players we bought from Udinese were all young, promising, had good attitudes and most importantly were on small wages. 18M for Asamoah but if he plays 10 years here on small wages, what is the real cost?
Same thing with Pereyra. Young, talented, versatile, small wages, fits the dressing room. You can do a lot worse out there.
At least in the case of Asamoah, he was a no-brainer signing.