The sad day was when we sold Hakimi. Now we're trying to do damage limitation. To me it feels like when we went from Maicon to D'Ambrosio.
I keep hearing criticisms about Dumfries from you and Reco. You have watched Dumfries a lot more than the rest of us so i respect your opinion. But i don't hear any suggestions about another player we should have got for a similar price. Out of all the other players we were linked with, imo Dumfries was the best option. Perhaps he will end up being the new Santiago Arias. A good player for Eredivisie but not good enough for a top league. But i certainly prefer taking a risk with him than:
- 30-year old injury prone Florenzi
- Bellerin who has been shit after his injury and he has been benched by Cedric, our Cedric
- Nandez who was valued at 25m and he has only played as a rwb for 6-months
That being said, i would feel better if we also manage to sign Nandez on loan with OPTION so we can have him as a backup plan in case Dumfries doesn't work