Paying that much means you'd be pushing one of Mbemba or Lascelles to the bench I'd feel like.
Honestly think sky's the limit for Lascelles under Rafa. Turn him into a beast like Kompany in his prime.
Aye agree HTT. He's cut from that same cloth in my opinion. Instant connection and relationship built and continued to be nurtured. I trust him 100% and initial knee jerks aside when I may not agree with a player or tactic.
why are you nervous after the first match of preseason
Especially after a comfortable victory with a few goals to enjoy.
I'd be worried if our manager wasn't named Rafa Benitez
Wijnaldum scored 11 from midfield last year and people say the same about him.
Wijnaldum is a very good player though, despite what many here would have you believe.
Good player, but turns up as regularly as De Jong.
When exaggerations go too far.
So if you're a decent Irish footballer you obviously get over to England and get plucked up in the academies at an early age and work your way through it.