Nothing against this signing in particular but if one added up the wages of the players we have added to the u23 group it could equate to a couple of impactful first team signings. I get the talent pipeline approach but we need a few of these players to make an impact or it's nothing more than speculation to accumulate....a competitive u23 squad.
We do sign plenty for the future and id normally echo your points but we have signed about 7 lads who are all in the first team and probably around £500-700K on Godden. They have done what you’ve asked for above pal