Definitely! This ought not to have been an issue! But I don't really understand FA these days!
According to Pat Nevin, the former blues star:
"If he's going to last his five-and-a-half years he's got to get a bit more protection than he's getting just now,"
"If he gets that then he could turn out to be one of the best players in the world. If he gets that, then he would be right on the coat-tails of Messi and Ronaldo."
Source: BBC