Just a thought here, if we are going to (eventually one hopes) play the Tiki Taka style, why not buy our players from Ajax and teams like this who are already immersed in this style.
Below are two players (from Ajax) that we have not been linked with but IMO fit the recent mould of players we have been signing.
Nicolai Boilesen (good young left back with pace and passing ability)
Viktor Fischer (quick striker with good finishing ability.
Anyone agree
Don't know them. The risk with young players is sometimes they don't develop as expected (R.Babbel was also from Ajax) but the the money you pay is also less. However, I think if we want to progress a mix of young and proven will be required. Even Arsenal has understood this looking at their latest buys. Podolski, Casorla, Arteta are more proven than young while they haven't stopped looking for youngsters.
