The answer is simple, sign Mascherano up. It's only 17m. It's not 30m or over. We are not skint. Since when AH and Rimbeux have become over-critical or over-analyses like Rafael do. We should sign him up because he has settled well, adapted the physical aspect of English league and proved his worth by becoming a regular in the team set-ups. He has also been the most consistent player, world class in his holding position and fit, injury free, managed to get around 50 games at least. What should we stop and look around. Since when the forumists have taken financial controller job from the club to their own? We should only wary about would he strengthen the the squad if he stayed or would we weaken after he left? The answer are yes and no, so obvious. We should let go and let the financial side of the game to Rafael, Parry and the board to worry. If his dealings were going to affect the future signings, let it be and what can we do, we dont see the future do we. What if we dont go through the deal, suddenly a significant sum becomes available, what losses would that amount to?