I am very much in favour of talent being "spread around."Thing is, if we don't sign him, there's a good chance a team that is our rival does and he becomes a reason why that team progresses.
Swings and roundabouts. We need to think about helping ourselves first, and how we help others last.
Chelsea could well take the transfer fee and spend on an absolute donkey for all you know.
We need the like of Aston Villa and Newcastle and others being capable of beating City and/or Liverpool or we and other clubs will never have any chance of winning the EPL.