Shadow2
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So Eboue Kouassi quietly slipped out the side door at Celtic yesterday to sign for Genk on a permanent deal after barely kicking a ball for the Hoops. Other than a decent showing during the Zenit game a couple of years back we got pretty much zero return both on the pitch and in our coffers for the £3m we spent on him.
This has become a pretty common theme with far too many of our signings over the years imo. For all the successes we've had unearthing gems like Dembele, Van Dijk, Wanyama etc. who we sold on for a decent profit (in Dembele's case an amazing profit) there has been a far longer list who've cost us millions in transfer fees and wages who've contributed next to nothing and who've left with little or no financial return at all.
We rightly laud the successes and the profits made from selling on the gems but we never really scrutinise the huge drain on our finances signings like Kouassi's have contributed to over the years.
So what does the Noise think......do we see it as an unfortunate but necessary consequence when trying to unearth the Dembeles, Van Dijks, Wanyamas of this world or do we need a more refined signing policy that keeps a lid on this level of spending on young unproven talent unless that talent is exceptional?
This has become a pretty common theme with far too many of our signings over the years imo. For all the successes we've had unearthing gems like Dembele, Van Dijk, Wanyama etc. who we sold on for a decent profit (in Dembele's case an amazing profit) there has been a far longer list who've cost us millions in transfer fees and wages who've contributed next to nothing and who've left with little or no financial return at all.
We rightly laud the successes and the profits made from selling on the gems but we never really scrutinise the huge drain on our finances signings like Kouassi's have contributed to over the years.
So what does the Noise think......do we see it as an unfortunate but necessary consequence when trying to unearth the Dembeles, Van Dijks, Wanyamas of this world or do we need a more refined signing policy that keeps a lid on this level of spending on young unproven talent unless that talent is exceptional?