Schürrle: The transfer tease of the window

There was certainly a degree of teasing in Andre Schürrle's move from Chelsea to Wolfsburg, and not just in the will-he-won't-he sense.

Wolfsburg's alleged 30 million euros ($34 million) outlay on the World Cup-winning winger has got the rest of the league (excluding those who shall not be mentioned) a little bit frustrated. Not everyone has the financial means to make such a move - Schürrle's move to Wolfsburg meant Dieter Hecking's side spent more money this winter break than all of the other Bundesliga teams put together - but not everyone thinks it's right either.

Splashing the cash like this, well, it's just not the Bundesliga way is it? Well, let's be honest, Wolfsburg started going their own way quite some time ago. So the likes of Bruchhagen and Kind can quiet down. Are we really supposed to believe they wouldn't jump at the chance if they weren't in the same position as Wolfsburg? Quite.

With Schürrle pictured out on the training pitch on Tuesday morning, the 'poker' had ended. In truth though, it felt like Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho had just raised the stakes one more time to make the transfer more dramatic. I mean, including Schürrle in Chelsea's weekend squad? Good one Jose.

Cue the inevitable discussion as to price and position. Is 30 million euros too much? Well, without taking the stance that all football transfers are ludicrously expensive and there's more money than sense in the game, it's not. In the context of all the transfers made since Germany's victory in Brazil, 30 million euros for a World Cup winner is not bad at all. Schürrle gets his playing time and Wolfsburg get a player who can deliver on the biggest stage - and is just 24-years-old.

As for position, Schürrle is best on the wing. Yes, Bas Dost isn't a striker that has defenders quaking in their boots, but on the back of his recent efforts he deserves at least the chance to prove to Wolfsburg they don't need to go shopping for a striker.

With Kevin de Bruyne making the '10' his own and Ivan Perisic reborn in recent months, it seems the best place to play Andre is out wide, where he's most effective. When discussing this with Ross, he said that Schürrle has a tendency to just drift in from the wing. Funny, I replied, there's a Dutch bloke at Bayern's who has made a pretty successful career of that.

For all of the discussion about the Schürrle move, I can't believe he's swapped London for Wolfsburg. Shirley not Andre?