Was going to post the exact same thing. Who cares the price, you pay the going rate of whatever that going rate is to get players in.
Frustrating that we balked in years past with players who had undoubted quality when it was 1 or 2M that we didn't cough up.
Exactly. Looking for bargains regardless of the needs of the team got us into this mess in the first place. As it stands, we are paying the going rate for what he is, and considering his age I think the club will see it an investment they have a good chance of recouping one day.