I agree that our problem is in the midfield, though it doesnt mean buying Luiz for that money is stupid. Its is very simple: as Carlo said, we will buy a defender. This is what the italian wants. If we cant get Luiz, we will probably end up with another Bel Hain 2.0; but Luiz is about the future. With Ivanovic, Alex, Terry and Luiz, we wont need to buy a defender for years. The board wont use that money to buy a playmaker or a striker. Forget it. Just remember back in summer window. We were going to pay 27 millions for Neymar. He decided to stay at Santos, and we didnt used that money to buy another striker. As you said, we are desesperately needing a genuine playmaker...but whos this guy ? Who we can buy right now for that money ? Who is good enough and young enough to do good things for years to come ? Maybe there are good playmakers that is worth the same we are payng for Luiz, but are them available ? Does their current clubs want to sell them ? Are their current clubs asking the correct price ? We also have an age problem. We cant pay 24 millions for a 29, 30 years old guy even if he is superb. No, because I really cant see anything special in the argentinian.