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Sancho is English as well and has an English passport and Utd tax?
Good player and I think he’s more a Lingard/pereira alternative than Sancho alternative. Would be good business to bring him in provided the fee is reasonable.
That or people have watched him more than you and have a better grasp at identifying talent
Would be happy with him provided that it is to replace Lingard/Pereira and not a cheap alternative to Jadon
Good player. Great backup. Surely a very expensive backup.
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Honestly be more than happy to add him to the squad. Offers something our current squad doesn’t, Young and knows the league too.
As long as the fee is sensible around £20m max
As long as the fee is sensible around £20m max
This is why we can't have nice things
Ah yes, those exclusive English passports, if Sancho had one of those instead of the poxy British ones he might be 220m...
Very well, Mr. Pedantic, British passport. Just assumed he was another bang average English player from relegation fodder that would still cost us an arm and a leg somehow. Turns out he was born in England, though.
Will not be impressed if we drop 40m to sign him.
As a squad player sure, but he’s not going to take us onto the next level. From sancho to brooks is a mighty fall.
I remember when we got Dan James, Wales had two games so I watched them.
James was good but Brooks was fantastic.
On a weird aside, Bale was like a lazy target man.
James was good but Brooks was fantastic.
On a weird aside, Bale was like a lazy target man.
Would be a good signing even if we end up not getting Sancho because he'd help share the load with Mason, Fernandes and Rashford. I also think that if Greenwood avoids major injury he is on an upward trajectory that could see him becoming a superstar over the next 12 to 18 months, we just need genuine options that will allow us to take him and and out of the team when we need to.
Very funny. You know what I mean. I was going to put English DNA then decided on passport and saved it before changing it.
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Better than any other option we've got from the bench currently.
Worzel Gummidge would be a better squad player for either wing in all fairness. He did look very promising before his injury I have to say. I am not sure about decent prices though, I think he is the player they will want decent money for, have a feeling he will be £40-50m odd and people are saing £80m is ludicrous for Grealish, not comparing them talent wise, but if that is the case, with his lack of experience that price would be just as ludicrous for Brooks really wouldnt it?
I still like James but Brooks is certainly the more talented player.
If he’s a depth signing I’m all for this. Covers the minutes of Mata, Lingard, can be a rotational option for right wing and even attacking mid if necessary. If this is instead the of Sancho I don’t think he’s a good enough signing to push us that next step. I like him though.
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Can’t imagine for one second Brooks moving for anywhere near £40m. Halve it.
He’ll be £30m, and he’s been injured most of the season - only played 9 games.
Bang average and another injury crock. Hopefully he fails a medical. What a shite potential signing.
Would like him at the club also. Young yet experienced,left-footed,injury prone,knows how to get relegated.Sign him up.
He wont be that cheap. Would rather Grealish for 60m (hopefully negotiable to that amount) than this guy for 40m
This is just a trick to get Villa to lower their demands, isn't it?
This is just a trick to get Villa to lower their demands, isn't it?
He would be even more expensive if he played for a team in our league.
No he’s a talented player. Reads the game very well, passes well, though his crossing could do with some work and is a real threat in the box, he also works hard and tracks back well.
But he has been out with an ankle injury for most of last season, even Pogba might have played more than he did last season.
Expectations have been lowered over the last week or so. He'd be a handy squad player if fit, improves the depth.
Haven’t seen much of him apart from one game late in the season. He was easily Bournemouth’s best player and that was after being rushed back from injury. Can’t imagine any of our back up options shining in a team like Bournemouth. Happy about this depending on price.
Have Sporting Witness ever dropped transfer stories before? I thought they usually take rumours from other sources and analyse how accurate they are.
Have a feeling he'll be less if he does go. Don't think you can really demand that from someone who was out all of last season and you just got relegated.
You might be right though, but that's cheaper than we've been quoted for anyone who can cover AM and RW.
I'd love him. The exact sort of player that Liverpool would be looking at if they were in the same position as us in their rebuild. Is the Grealish alternative if Villa are still playing silly beggars with their price.
Dont think Villa are under any pressure to sell.
A lot of negativity too, is that because he’s British?
Good squad player. But give them James please.
Decent squad filler. As a squad swap for Lingard/Andreas/Mata, it makes sense. We shouldn't be spending major money, net, though.
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Amazed those ITKs didn’t pick it up...
Waits for us to bid something sensible and Bournemouth to counter with "Well City gave us 41 million for Ake so we are expecting the same"
As long as he's not the main signing for the RW spot I'm all for it
Easy now.