BRIGHTON LEGEND AND TV PUNDIT

JAY Stansfield’s incredible £10m-plus transfer to Birmingham reminds me of when Arsenal paid Lille £72m for Nicolas Pepe.
I’d watched a lot of Lille that season and, without being disrespectful, he wasn’t yet at a level where he merited that sort of money. Even at 24, he was still very raw.
If Arsenal had paid maybe £30m with add-ons and gradually let him fulfil his potential, that would have been about right. But when you’re paying club-record fees, there’s no time for settling in.
You’re expec...