Absolutely no guarantees they won’t work out either just the way you want to perceive it. Still no proof of replacing with a lack of quality tho but hey you bang on.
Others seem to agree - not a bad summarisation
https://www.givemesport.com/southampton-alcaraz-holgate-transfer-news-russell-martin/#southampton-transfer-news---latest
Not comparing but Karl Heinz Rummeniger would do the sum of fuck all for 88 mins when playing for Germany - the two mins he was “doing something” would mean he’d score 1,2or three. Fed up with CF’s that can’t do their job on a regular basis