You advocate getting Bale in as a statement player, a mythical being who by virtue of being "world class" (whatever that means) will bring up the levels of all those around him, right?
The point I have been making, which you seem to miss is this -
WHERE DID BALE COME FROM?
When WE sold him, for €100m, he was as good as any player on the planet. We have already had "that player" even though we had no right to (given our status/finances etc). Is that what he was when we got him?
Of course not. He was immensely talented, we bought him under the strategy we still employ, and under our care/guidance/chances offered he developed wonderfully and became that player.
Cnotinuing to follow that strategy we already have Kane on that path. And I would argue Alli, Eriksen, Sanchez (so far) and others. We are MAKING the players you want us to buy. Buying, of course, being something most likely beyond us, so the point is moot anyway.
However, making something takes time. And your insistence on us not being able to take the next step does indeed sound like impatience to me. Im looking at the team, and Im not thinking "I wish we spent £100m on a single player to elevate the side", Im thinking "I hope we spend enough on wages to KEEP these players together so I can see they day they reach their potential together".
I believe we have the player(s) you want currently in development. Just as I believe we will continue to buy players to follow that same path.
And again, I agree with
@billyiddo , it is far from certain that the like of City and Utd will simply continue to dominate, despite the money they spend and the names they buy (seriously, impressed by Pogba yet?). We cannot operate the way they do, but it doesnt then follow that we cannot compete. They will have low periods, just as we will have high. They will have rubbish buys at high cost, just as we will have gems that are brilliant and yet cheap.
