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Andreas Cornelius – FC Copenhagen to Cardiff City (£7.5m)
What’s the story? Cornelius arrives on the back of a 20 goal season in Denmark and is just 20 years old.
Is the price right? Cardiff have smashed their club record and £7.5m is a lot for a 20 year old with one season under his belt. Especially coming from a smaller league.
Why sign him? Cardiff were very efficient Championship winners last season but lack for a true goalscoring forward. Helenius has the physical presence needed and clearly has goals in his boots. It’s worth taking a chance, but not if they are solely relying on him to adapt and thrive immediately.
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Why sell him? This is a huge amount of money in the Danish league so Copenhagen can reinvest on several players.
Will it work? Only if they properly support him with quality. He’s a young man and will need to adapt quickly and a relegation scrap is not an easy place to learn. Mind you, the same could have been said of Christian Benteke last season.
Grade: C+ It’s a serious chunk out of their supposed £25m budget and to pay so much for a young man with no top level experience is strange. Not every young striker is Benteke.
