To play devil’s advocate here, you are suggesting that we replace two seasoned internationals, the best in their position for their relative countries, with an 18 year old lad (full of potential though he is) with one season with Blackburn Rovers under his belt.
At a time when our main rivals for the big prizes have all invested heavily in improving their first 11, while we look like finishing the window with an overall profit of around £12m.
That is the argument, not how our owners and others earned their relative wealth.
No one is advocating reckless spending.
Personally I would be happy with bringing one in and promoting Harvey Elliott to the first team squad.
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