malcson
Player Valuation: £10m
His injury status and lack of recent form are the only reasons we were able to land him in a deal we could afford. This is a pragmatic opportunistic deal that is a gamble but a pretty safe one in that the risk is low and the potential rewards could be high. Had his development not “stalled” he would either have stayed at Chelsea or demanded a £50 million fee. Had he not been injured he would have got a loan elsewhere.