Nowhere in the article does it say that the Swansea deal is off. Whilst he was a good fit for Swansea, BR might think that we have plenty of quality in midfield already with the likes of henderson, adam and spearing..
I can't see how this kid can improve us. Another squad player for 7m? No thanks, I would rather save it and put more on top to buy a good calibre player that can go straight into the starting 11.
Big fee doesn't equal big quality though. We should have learned that by now..
yeah sure but I don't want to spend another 7m on a player that will be on the bench. I want to invest that into a first teamer because our team is [oops].
Gylfi Sigurdsson is a central player, preferably in the middle of 3 in a 4-2-3-1.
Even if I rate him I just can't see why we would need to sign him atm. We already have central players. What we need is:
1) A right wing player such as Adam Johnson 2) A box to box striker 3) A creative midfielder
If BR wants to play 4-2-3-1 then we already have Suarez to play in the hole behind the striker. We don't need a new signing there - at least it's not prio 1.
I don't think Sigurdsson would be a bench player if BR signed him and I don't think he'd sign for us if that was the case. Not everyone is as clueless as commolli/dalglish when it comes to transfers - look at newcastle's recent signings for proof that there are top class players to be had for good money IF you know what you are doing. This might be taking your argument to the extreme, but if money is the key factor then andy carroll can only be replaced by a £40-£50m player? Can henderson only be replaced by a £25m player?
