He has/had electrifying pace. Something we have lacked all the time we have been in the Premier League.
He genuinely terrified defences and gave them something to think about.
Admittedly his shooting was as likely to hit the corner flag as the top corner. but when we played to his strengths, he...
Not ITK either, but I believe the club operate a fairly strict wage policy, so I doubt his wage is £100k a week.
But as a free agent he would have been eligible for a signing on fee. which would probably have meant his annual earnings were at that sort of level.
Similar with Lallana.
If he still has the pace and will accept a lower wage, it would be decent business to keep him on for another year.
He's a different option and would add value to the squad as an impact sub,