- Aug 5, 2008
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I don’t know why, but I’m quite excited about this transfer.
Actually its it’s probably because I’ve forgotten how it feels to have a new signing!
I was literally thinking the same.
I think it’s because we’ve had some pretty decent players come from buying promising youngsters in the past few years.
Aaron Lennon - joined us at 18
Gareth Bale - joined us at 18
Dele Alli - joined us at 18
Kyle Walker - joined us at 19
Christian Eriksen - joined us at 21
Younes Kaboul - joined us at 21
Obviously we’ve signed a fair few who haven’t made it, but that’s all part of the game.
I’d argue that the relative success of the above players more than offsets the financial hit we’ve taken on those who haven’t come good.
Always exciting to sign a player who might be the next big thing. Another reason I hope we get Sessegnon in, too, and would’ve liked us to sign Brooks last summer.