[wba_1996]

If five or six really good players cost us £30 million, that's fine by me. That's about half a season's TV money for players who could last us four or five seasons. That's the sort of investment I like.

Plus the potential resale value if promising players such as McManaman, Antonio etc. break into the England squad.

Not targeting these sorts of players and going for loans and past-it players like Anelka and Lugano is the reason why we have fallen behind the likes of Southampton and Swansea from a position of relative strength.