People criticising his play are being harsh. 15 goals in the league from a 20 year old striker who has had an injury. If he was ours and came from the streets we would be a god on here. If we somehow signed him I believe. Champions league would be inevitable. He is due a 20 PLUS goal season. That kinda striker almost gets you in top four on its own.
Yup, we need to pull out all the stops, if we do sign him, there is a very good chance we can make the CL in the next few seasons. He's a proven goal scorer at the age of 20. He can lead the line on his own, he can drag entire defenses out of shape, leaving the other attacking players with great opportunities. Kinda like the way Suarez makes it far easier for Sturridge. I wouldn't usually recommend breaking the bank on one player and relying on loans/frees to fill the other positions but in this case I think it makes sense.