This "FSG-going-for-young-prospects-approach" is something I've never understood.
For me it is either:
1) Buy ready made quality players who instantly improve our starting XI - and pay the going rate for them = £ 25m - £ 70m.
or
2) Find young gems with a lot of potential, who can be developed over time by the club and its' coaching staff & senior players - and pay the going rate for them = £ 1m to £ 5m approx.
Someone at FSG must have been seriously confused by these 2 options.
Not rocket science is it?
We've bought ready made players (Lallana, Benteke). We can't attract top players to our club at the moment and we wouldn't be able to afford the wages for top proven players. We went after Sanchez, Willian and others and we couldn't get them.
If a young player has a lot of potential then more than likely the transfer fee will be quite sizable.
I'm not having a dig at Rodgers! But Rodgers could not attract top players(young manager, unproven etc etc). We have taken one right step in getting in a manager who will make some top players sit up and take notice.
Saying that our transfer business over the last few years has been unacceptable. These "ready made AKA average" 25-30M players need to be a thing of the past.
Also there is no excuse for a club like Liverpool who have a budget going out an spending 20m on a youth project. That kind of money could be far better spent.
