Probably not, a striker doesn't need to be to command a £50m fee and the dispute is over game time, supposedly, first young Chelsea player to notice what happened to all those who went before him.
I dunno. Very, very few strikers have gone for £50m so far.
It's basically:
1. Suarez
2. Ibrahimovic
3. Cavani
4. Falcao
5. Torres
All of those, were probably in the top 3-5 strikers in the world at the time they were purchased. Aguero was only £38m, Benzema only £35m. I imagine the likes of Lacazette would go for no more than those top 5, and he's certainly up there with the best.
Not saying I don't believe in investing in good young players, mind you. It just doesn't seem like he's done quite enough to justify the hype.
What's the hype based on exactly? He's 19 and scored 7 goals in 25 in the Eredivisie? That seems closer to a Markovic kind of bet to me. If we want a 19 year old forward that's scored goals in a tier 2-3 league, why not place a bet on Dolberg instead?
Lukaku
Yeah, also Sturridge and De Bruyne.
They were all pretty extravagantly talented players though. Is this lad being talked about in similar terms?