That is true. The fee didn’t help when in same window. Arsenal signed Pires for 6m, Leeds signed Viduka for the same & Chelsea got Gudjohnsen for around 4m.
He put himself about and looked okay early on but I just remember him getting that hamstring injury and then after that he struggled to stay fit for any sustained period of time.
The lack of any positive updates definitely makes me think he’s not back anytime soon and I genuinely think it could be costly as it would be to any other top side.