Liverpool boss Brendon Rodgers has felt compelled to justify his signing of Adam Lallana from Southampton in the face of criticism he has overpaid.
If ever Saints supporters needed justification as to why it was a good deal for their club to sell Adam Lallana to Liverpool for a fee in the region of £24 million then the words of Brendon Rodgers this week are just that.
Some sections of the Liverpool support have been questioning why the Anfield club have paid so much for a midfielder who in essence has only spent two seasons in the top flight , one of which was pretty nondescript whilst Real Madrid in comparison have signed Bayern Munich midfielder Toni Kroos for a similar fee.
Liverpool fans are wondering why a player with little International& Premier League experience has cost the same as a player who has spent all his career in the German top flight, won 3 Bundesliga titles as well as the Champions league whilst even at the young age of 24 has already got 51 caps for his country and of course has now got a World Cup Winners medal.
On the face of it Real Madrid seem to have got the better player and for the same money leading Liverpool fans to think that perhaps their manager is paying over the odds for players whose careers have so far been distinctly average.
Of course Rodgers feels differently and is defending the signing expounding Lallana's skills and his beautiful balance.
Liverpool fans may tend to disagree though and although Rodgers claims he was not held to ransom by Saints over the £24 million fee, I dont think he will find many people who would consider Lallana a better player than Kroos.
Adam Lallana was a great player for Saints, of course he is a Premier League class player, but every player has his price and I think Saints will be far happier to receive £24 million for Lallana than Liverpool will have been paying it