It’s a lot of money, but we wanted a dominant midfielder and he’s shown he can do that, but it’s been fleeting. If across his time here what he did in his first year is the sum of his contribution then I’d say it won’t have been worth it. But if he kicks on and becomes more consistent then I think he will be worth it.
I think “opportunity cost” is the key concept here. The cost of recruiting Onana would have come at the cost of recruiting certain other players and perhaps also indirectly contributing to the enforced sale of certain players now”.
For that kind of sacrifice, I’d be looking for more than just potential and the prospect of what might he become.
Top six clubs with unlimited budgets can take punts on the future. At this point, sad as it may be, we need to focus on improving our starting eleven.
Do we even know what Onana is being paid on a weekly basis?
