As Chelsea's interest in Everton winger Anthony Gordon baffles fans, especially given the brazenness of a £40m bid - though it is closer to a £25m bid plus add-ons, football.london understands - the age old Cobham debate is one that has come out in force once more.
Should Chelsea be spending vast amounts of money on a player with four league goals and three assists in 51 matches? Especially, some would add, when Callum Hudson-Odoi is still waiting in the wings to be given his own true chance at the club.
Last season the Cobham graduate recorded more assists than Gordon from less than half the amount of minutes, with most of those coming from wingback. The caveat for purely comparing stats is that Chelsea scored 33 times more than Everton last season and that Gordon was a shining star in an otherwise dreadful Toffees team.
