Seems like a weakness in our decision making in the transfer market than anything shady on our part.
I think our ability to scout players isn't the real issue but our problems seem to be whether we should get creative or play it safe and get young experienced players within La Liga or go for Arsenal players
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Robert likes Cancelo a lot and we actually have been following him even before Robert got into office. However this deal feels like Robert wanting to play it safe and instead of getting creative with some other RB talents outside the league.
We have been linked with players like Fabinho,Sidibé,Almamy Touré,Nélson Semedo,Cedric Soares,Bellerin,Aurier etc. While Bellerin and Aurier are obviously not attainable the others feel like good creative options outside La Liga that could be attainable for around the price of Cancelo or possibly even cheaper. (Fabinho would be a bit pricey I reckon but still worth it for his Versatility.)
I actually don't think Cancelo is a bad option but for his price you could probably find a better RB around his age out there. Well this is just rumors anyway theirs a chance Cancelo isn't even our number 1 RB target and Robert has something else up his sleeve.