Have Spurs 'wasted £85m' or 'joined the grown up clubs' with Fernandes deal?

[BBC] [Getty Images] We asked for your views on the £85m deal Tottenham have agreed with West Ham to sign Mateus Fernandes. Here are some of your comments: Michael : It depends on who drove the purchase. If it is the board trying to make a statement then I worry. If it is the manager saying I want this player I have a lot more trust. Matt : It's about time we realised that spending £70m plus is now the norm if you want to make your team competitive, and with Tonali on the way (hopefully) we should be in a great place this season. Kevin : Really, another wasted £85m for a player that could not even help West Ham United stay up. West ham are the winners here. Man Utd must be laughing at us. Typical Tottenham wasting money. When a better class player becomes available to buy to help Tottenham, we will not pay the required sum as the directors will not splash out again after wasting millions on players like him. Brian : I think it's notable for the fact that we've joined the grown up clubs that choose to pay what gets the deal done. My uncertainty comes from remembering those times we've done this before. We spent the money from selling Bale on a load of players, none of whom worked. Only time will tell. David : I am surprised that Spurs have not gone back to check the availability of Morgan Gibbs-White and why is no-one mentioning Adam Wharton. I would be happy for Spurs not to get Tonali or Fernandes if we could pick up one of those. Martin : I'd like to see us spending some big money on a forward. £85m on a midfielder who's been relegated twice and not made his country's World Cup squad seems a lot, especially if there's still interest in Tonali. We need to offload some players and get in a proven goal scorer, that's where we're lacking. Jordan : Its far too much money on an unproven player. He was at a good level last season but was still part of a relegation team. The fact that we picked up James Maddison, who is far more of a proven player, for millions less show that this is bad business. Simon : Tottenham Hotspur is owned by billionaires. So do any fans really care about the price? Fernandes will bolster our midfield. Just get the job done, and get Tonali and a decent striker next!