Always wary of defenders that come through teams like Barca. Usually haven't had to do much defending at all. Full backs are essentially wingers. Plus I seem to find in Spain taking a red card is seen as par for the course for a defender.
I guess no harm in looking for a free, but we need to...
If we start the season like that and we have other options I suspect it will change quickly as some of these will become rotation/bench options. I think Grimes may struggle with the pace at which PL teams close down and I'm also unsure how effective EMC will be as well as he's not that quick...
As long as part of this change involves VAR not checking as forensically so decisions are made quicker then fine.
What I expect will happen it that it'll still be measuring a gnat's bollock, just where the gnat's bollock has to be will change.
But they might get £10m for finishing second. Just the article doesn't mention what second gets.
Poor writing or deliberate to be more sensationalist and create impressions like you've got? You decide.