People are always saying we should be more proactive on the market and also look for cheaper options because we can't afford to pay 70M+ for every single talented player out there. And now that we are apparently close to sign that kind of player (though until officially signed everything can still change) we are not doing the right thing again and should spend 70M on De Ligt? Barcaforum is really impossible to be pleased.
Nobody knows how good this kid will turn out to be but if he'll become 60-70% as good as Varane (who he's compared to) then he'll be at least a 3rd CB here for a few years if not more. If he'll fail then we can still sell him for a few millions to a team like Sevilla or Valencia or maybe even for more to our new good friends in the EPL.
It's a low risk - potentially high reward signing so I hope rumours are true and we'll get him. But as I said yesterday I would prefer to buy him in January because he won't play for Toulouse anymore. I don't know their club enough to know if they will prefer to get a few millions or they will be stubborn and keep Todibo in B team as an example for other younger players that could do the same as him in the future so opinions from people following Toulouse/Ligue 1 are welcomed. But given the fact they've separated him from the first team since he rejected to renew his contract I think they could be closer to the second option. Anyway, if Todibo will agree to join Barça I think Abidal should try to negotiate with Toulouse and get him now.
