I dont oppose that, we just disagree where and in which form that competition should come from.
Another example: we wouldnt buy a worldclass striker to compete with prime Suarez. Maybe a bit extreme of an example, because midfield spots are more felxible, but the point still stands. But, well, more a matter of opinion I guess. I would rather have us go for someone like Bruno Guimaraes than Thiago if both would cost the same.
Don't want to be pedantic but that's an awful example. Prime Suarez was the best striker of his generation if not a close 2nd. So of course we don't buy a striker like that in his prime to compete with him. Pjanic is a top 30 midfielder in his generation but is not in what can be considered his prime. Busquets is definitely not in his prime although he was of course the best cdm of his generation, Frenkie we are yet to see but looks like he can be anywhere from top 30 to best of his generation, who knows. Thiago is probably a better player than Pjanic so signing him for the cm spot makes sense. The initial signing that makes no sense is signing Pjanic at all but we know that only occurred because the board ruined our finances. Doesn't mean we have to settle for Pjanic starting every single game for us now. I'd hope that's not the case