He is 28 and not proven in this league so anymore than £20m - £22m max is to much.
So £22m is acceptable but £24m not?
None of these guys are actually worth what is paid for them. its about getting as close as you can to balancing the books whilst improving the squad.
Soldado in for say £22-24m, then get rid of the deadwood. It'll equate to a net spend but no club can expect to improve and challenge for CL places without spending money.
I genuinely think that until we're prepared to make a signing like this, we will remain outside the top 4.
We all know we are behind United & City. We are not as far behind Chelsea, but behind nevertheless.
The squad/team we had last season was, i think, a decent striker away from finishing 4th (or even 3rd).
If we sign a Soldado-type prolific striker, we maximise our chances of not spending a Sunday next May watching the last game of the season from behind the sofa, needing one of our rivals to **** it up.
For me its a no-brainer.
Soldado in.
Gomes, Townsend, Parker and one of Defoe or Adebayor out.
COYS