Who knows. Janssen was/is not good enough for a top 6 side.
We must stop thinking cheap! Buy cheap buy twice my nan used to say Janssen and Llorent have cost around £30m.
You assume we CAN buy expensive. And by expensive I assume you mean proven quality.
Having the money is only half the equation, you still need to get the player to want to join - and most unlikely of all - get the player to want to join without getting priced out of the move by richer more established/attractive clubs.
Its really not a simple as "Dont buy cheap!". Thats naive in extreme.
Given our CL profile the last couple of years, and our top 3 placings, we are more of a catch for a lot of players - but even then we can still get swept aside by bigger fish.
And lets be honest - the players we want are good enough for those bigger fish. Its an incredibly long shot to get them.
Why do you think we have built the club instead on identifying emerging talent and nurturing it?
Sanchez cost us £40,000,000 by the way. Thats not cheap in anyones book, especially for a rookie CB.
If we cant afford Rashford's of this world sadly then we must at least get players with EPL experience. The Welbeck or Rodriguez's of this world are at least gettable'ish are at least. We tend to buy in hope rather than expectation.
Then the Soldado's of the world blow logic right of the water......
So dont buy cheap, just buy average to poor?
Welbeck is a donkey. Rodriguez has had one hot season his whole career. Neither will add anything to this team. No matter what you spent on them.
Rashfor would, I agree, and if he were available to us Id be happy to spend a reasonable amount - but thats pie in the sky at this point.