You can forgive losing Santi for nothing due to the crazy injury situation. But Ozil, Alexis & ramsey = £130M-150M worth of missing transfer fees. If you think of the current squad as missing £130-£150M worth of incoming talent, it’s easy to see how we wound up midtable https://twitter.com/viparsenal/status/1350410511368781824

And this is why the tedious squad building discussions, and age curve discussions and re-sale value discussions matter. Because when you flush value down the toilet the way we have, you’re giving away your advantage against your competitors. You’re forced to build a cheaper squad

there’s a real argument that “they would’ve just spent it badly.” the reality is that all transfers are a gamble. Some worse than others. But with an extra £150M to spend, (and tons of extra wages to give out), you create a larger margin for error. Your mistakes don’t kill you