£16.5m compared to A Young's reported fee of £16m does seem steep as Young is proven in the premier league over the past 5 years.
ashley young is in the last year of his contract mate, thats why his fee is so low. say he had another 2 or 3 years to go it would be just above the £20m mark imo
remember, villa took a chance on him 4 years ago at £10m.
we may have captured a future england regular in henderson... at £13m plus a player we don't want who signed for £1.5m ain't a bad deal imo