The club don't have the money though, and Ashley won't put more of his own money in for transfers. It makes perfect sense that we can't actually afford this player.
However, we shouldn't be going after players we can't afford. It's a complete waste of time. (especially for everyone checking this thread ever 13 minutes).
It's not throwing away £5 mil never to be seen again though.
If he doesn't work out sell him off at the end of the season for about £3 mil and at worst we've lost £2 mil. If he has a sensational season his value could well quadruple and he could easily be worth £20 mil at the end of the season.
Only this fat bastard does not get speculate to accumulate.