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Sorry I should have been more specific, and not just said top class.. My preference would be to buy players like Max Aarons, Ryan Sessegnon, David Brooks, Aaron Wan-Bissaka and maybe Wilfried Zaha.. After questioning Danny Rose's commitment earlier, he of course was outstanding tonight .
Condorlini-
All of those would come with British player tax (meaning a £10-£20m hike in their transfer fee) and most of their teams don’t want to sell, and if they’re Palace especially not to us.
Likeliest would be Sessegnon and Brooks, but negotiations would be fraught.
Our bid for de jong last season was the right move and where we’re likely to proceed this. Look for young talent that is accomplished, but not the finished article and offer them first team football, European competition and the chance to excel under pochettino.
cornelius_blackfoot
Agree to a point and perhaps (and I stress 'perhaps') a relative degree of normality in terms of PL transfer fees could be witnessed were those two out of the bidding however I really wouldn't want to see £200m splashed on 3 players who's value comes in part from the fact they've a history of high transfer fees. I'd gladly take one or two proven 'top class' players - or better than the one or two first XI players we potentially let go plus players that constitute a quality improvement in terms of the few we manage to 'clear out'. Naturally 2 or 3 £75m+ worldies would improve our squad but realistically, this season we've missed just a general rise in quality in terms of squad depth and one or two highly technically gifted players. I'd gladly take 4 players (CB, WB, CM, pacy winger) in the next transfer window, one marquee, two highly accomplished and experienced and a prospect in place of the 4-5 we're likely to lose.