People don't understand circumstances of each deal . Look at the details don't compare every transfer deal as same . They can be very similar , but Stones and Van Dijk are not .
Stones is top english talent ( maybe not what you all think is top so it is your opinion that doesn't matter to City ) . Not many english players of his caliber are out there . Every club that participates in CL needs homegrown players to comply with regulations .
When it comes to price it is simple microeconomics . Scarcity and high demand creates inflated transfer prices . So in all fairness Stones did worth 50 mil wether you like it or not .
Also , As far as i remember , Dutch not known to make great defenders or maybe i have forgotten some .
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