This transfer, if it comes off, will be the first time under the new regime where the player is potentially bigger than the clubs current positioning, and where the Mgt have had to REALLY sell the vision.
This is the litmus test as to how far we have come and how far we can go.
Signing SRL, Billy, Clyne etc etc over the years were good signings, don't get me wrong, but this would be an AMAZING signing - under the noses of some of the biggest clubs in European football.