I kinda can. We went giddy with the Caicedo bid, have spent fuck all since, got decent CL money (most comes from the group-stage), plus title winners to boot. That combined with the Saudi interest in some players we can offload, and Barca linked with Diaz.
Also Wirtz is the right profile to appease the likes of FSG, albeit it's a big sell. I just don't believe for a second there wouldn't be this much noise without us knowing the parameters of the deal and being able to get close to meeting them. The club pulled out of Bellingham deal as soon as it became clear the deal was financially unworkable for the club (on one player). We seem to be beyond that stage with Wirtz if reports are to be believed. There may be some compromise at striker, but I do think the money should be there for one big signing.
This is what Fergusson used to do so well. When the right player came up (Rooney, Ferdinand, etc), they went all in, even if they were already reasonably strong in that department and it contributed to him maintaining his grip on the league what seemed like an endless nightmare. I suspect our recruitment team envisage Wirtz as having the same kind of impact on our attack as VVD did on our defence. For me it's just important to get a second contract out of them to maximise the value. If you lose the cunt to Madrid in 5 years for nothing then it's cost £25M a year or whatever, which changes things, but that's the risk.
