At the right price, I think depth is quite critical: To salvage this season and make sure some of our active midfielders don't break down (Partey could just well re-aggravate upon a return that doesn't sound close) and to proactively manage intentioned departures for Partey, Elneny, and Jorginho between this window and the next. He took us apart alongside an inspired Iwobi and Doucoure at the height of our form. The next eleven months were never really the same (not that thats down to him).He did that at 22 playing in one of the worst, drastically underperforming sides in top flight until recently. Some of his stats are not that impressive, and I think the dross he plays around factors into it. If the ingredients are there, we should see a player flourish in a better environment, and improve the side further for a multi-front campaign.
He can't be a high-risk punt like Havertz though. We take huge step back by making a mistake that costly again. Hopefully any formal bid will be backed by proper due diligence.
