Yeah there was definitely something fishy going on between Villa and Everton when they signed LD for £10m in 2024, with Tim Iroegbunam going the other way for a similar fee. Neither of them had shown any sign at that point that they were worth that amount, and both clubs were known to be at risk of PSR breaches so it was quite blatantly just an accounting trick to show large sales of home-grown talent.
Lewis is yet to prove that he is worth the fee we paid for him, but the potential is there. I reckon he has a higher ceiling than Cam Archer, and we paid a lot more for him.