Originally Posted by
selassie
Ok, so I probably didn't explain myself properly regarding being capped at International Level. My argument regarding a player being capped at International Level was more geared towards the player being established at that level, or at least to the extent of playing more than earning 2 caps.
Sure every player purchase is a risk, but when spending upwards of 30million I personally feel a player has to have shown his true worth over a period of time across every level, E.G league, european & international level.
30million is a hell of a lot of money for a club like Arsenal to be spending money on an unproven talent, it's not like we can write it off in the summer and go splurge again, we are not Chelsea or Man City.
Sure Ozil was a risk as said above like every player purchase, but Ozil is a PROVEN world class performer, he has done it on the big stage (world cup, cl, bundesliga, la liga etc), he has done it over a sustained period of time. he is established quality.
Spain can nationalise whoever they like, it doesn't cost them a dime and gives them extra options upfront which in fact is a position they are not blessed with talent.
Point taken on me using the word "wasting", "spending" is more the correct term. I personally would not feel that comfortable with us "spending" 30 million on him just yet.