Arsenal: Every single reason why Philippe Coutinho is a bad idea

4. He’s too expensive

This is probably the No. 1 reason not to sign Philippe Coutinho, but I’m putting it in the middle of this seemingly endless list because I keep alluding to it anyway.

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Coutinho would cost £75m. That’s a lot of money for a 27-year-old. We spent right about that sum on Nicolas Pepe last year, so I’m not saying that we can’t afford Coutinho. I’m saying that we shouldn’t. Transfer fees like that are reserved for players that are going to revolutionize the club. I advocated for spending even more on Kai Havertz because Kai Havertz is Kai Havertz. He is the next great creative talent, one that can’t be missed.

Coutinho has been around the block. It’s not much of a determining factor, but it kind of is. With Pepe and hopefully with Havertz, these are guys that will drive the club forward for years to come. They will bud and grow with the club. Coutinho does not strike me as the same kind of impact signing.

Maybe it’s just because I’m not really excited about him like I was/am about Pepe and like I am about Havertz.

Moving on to more reason this is an awful idea.