it would indeed be annoying, not because he’s gone there, which would be expected, but because both liverpool and chelsea have basically waited until we’ve got everything sorted so they know what the fee will be before walking in and turning the players head.
i know the original tweet...
yes i can’t deny that football history is littered with tons of eredivisie flops. but if we’re saying there’s no chance that a signing from the eredivise will work out, then i’d just point to the likes of suarez, eriksen, de jong, bony, kudus, de ligt, janmaat, propper, van persie or gakpo who...
so let’s look at it from the recruitment team’s point of view. you’ve found a player who matches the statistical criteria on starlizard’s algorithm. you’ve sent scouts to watch said player, and they’ve come back with glowing reviews, they’ve seen ,in this case, that the player has also performed...