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It's not that we care about that club losing the money (at least not in my case), it's that we believe that such a significant outlay implies a large role for the player in question when we genuinely believe that he should not in fact, if he came, be more than a 4th or 5th choice option for midfield.
That's one way of looking at it. Another is if we want to fight for the title or CL success, a squad player, no matter how significant/insignificant he is, will cost more than if a run of the mill team were signing him. As I said, the financial aspect shouldn't be of any concern to fans unless they're aware of a limited budget in place. If they think he's a waste because JJ's better or he's too injury prone, that's fair enough.