But they are not really that ridiculous are they? Pepe, like Mudryk was a winger who was an unknown quantity in the EPL, but had been outstanding at Lille - scoring 23 goals and registering 12 assists in 41 games in the season before we signed him. Pepe - like Mudryk appears to be now was sought after by other clubs. Pepe, like Mudryk would be - was a club record signing who represented a risk for AFC.Originally Posted by 21_GOONER_SALUTE
I accept that the big difference is that our manager at the time - Emery - did not want to sign him (he wanted Zaha), whereas Mudryk seems to have been identified by Arteta and Edu as a player who fits into the Arsenal project.
But the fact remains that Mudryk is young and relatively untested - particularly in our league - so he represents a risk. The question is not whether he would represent an exciting, and unedeniably promising signing but whether we should pay way over our valuation (with all the knock on issues that would represent) for a player who would not even be first choice in his position (at least initially). Young and untested players are usually cheaper because of this. For me, smashing our transfer record in a bidding war with the basket case that Chelsea is currently is something that needs to be considered very carefully, and if the club decides that this is not worth it, then I'm good with that.
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