I'm not sure if people realise, and I could be completely wrong here, but I think I know why we're going after Hulk - 1st of all, Big Roman can afford it, so no worries there. We got over £100mil from the Champions League/Premier League last season. That, on top of his own money, means we're pretty good financially. Anyway, to my point - Last season, we had a starting 11 which most would agree was our 'strongest' team - and then we had bench/squad players to step in if one of our main XI players got injured. That's not good enough for European Champions. We have to have quality throughout the entire squad, so that if someone gets injured, it's not as big of a loss. It also means we can rotate players and keep everyone fresh as possible without lowering the strength of our line-up significantly. The reason for Hulk being brought in is simple IMO - Roman wants to continue the instant success and try for the Champions League again next season (hence splashing so much on Hulk), while also building towards the future with the likes of De Bruyne etc. Real Madrid have a top player in every position, goalkeeper aside, for example. That's what we need to truly be a top team. (I'm not trying to say that Hulk is the perfect option - I just think I understand what's going on in Roman's head.)