He is 26 now, he is not potential anymore. He is the finished product. He has 22 goals in 15 games this years.
I am not saying that 30 million is reasonable, it is probably way too steep, but we paid 25 million for Lallana and this guy is better than him.
You pay what the market dictates and if Klopp wants this guy as a key recruit, then we have to stump the cash up.
I can't see the suits who run this club wanting to fail him on his first major signing.
Looking at it from the bigger picture, I can see us running the false 9 system, and I could see this guy being our "striker" until Sturridge is fit. (More on that later in this post)
Ideally, you can see how Klopp is trying to build this team, high energy guys, and lots of them, so he can press.
This is why I genuinely believe there is a big interest in Gotze. And this is also why I think that Klopp will look to get Teixeria first, get his big recruit in, and then get Gotze in the summer.
Run the front line of the 3 Brazillians and Mario, with guys like Sturridge, Ibe, Ojo, gulp - Lallana and co as depth.
Klopp also came out, with direct quotes, and confirmed he is waiting on Sturridge, and referenced it to the 15 months he had to wait for Gundogan.
The small things he is doing is what makes him elite.
Sturridge, if they can get him right, will play an instrumental part in the way we will dictate the terms of the game we play.
Looking on the up.
