cyberman
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I would argue buying names isn’t the problem, football has evolved into this strange phenomenon of teams becoming more about the unit than the individual player. 15/20 years ago you go out out and buy the Zidane etc but football wasn’t as unified in what style to play than it is right now. You’d be buying different players from different styles.Tuchel probably thought the same! Most new owners don't want to rock the boat though. As long as Ten Hag and new owners get along then he'll be safe for now.
The big worry with any new owner is that they have their own vision of how to go about things that contradicts the manager/philosophy of a club. If we go down the PSG (and woodward) route of buying whatever name is hot right now then Ten Hag isn't hanging around to audition as ringmaster for our new circus.
I can’t even think of many big names anymore. Mbappe is the go to and that would be a problem with the players we have on the left already but is it simply Bellingham, Kane and Osheim? We’re literally linked with them anyway and I guarantee Ten Hag would get 2/3 if he could.
I also think we’re at a stage now where we have the base to sprinkle a bit of star dust on the team, to bring in that name to add the quality and personality the team needs. Maybe it’s a problem 10 years down the line