I’m hopeful he’s going to be a young Gana Gueye.Bumble wrote: ↑Fri Feb 06, 2026 9:09 am I think this is key. You want him nowhere near your own goal to eliminate the brain farts but he doesn't offer you anything in the final third either. So he's a potential ball hunting machine in the middle third, which needs stability behind him and creativity ahead of him.
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If we have confidence in him need to get him on a new contract this summer. Can’t really be having him enter the last year without a deal.
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Yeah I think the game time is what may be a problem for him, because as you say he needs consistent minutes on the pitch to develop the areas he currently struggles with.Bumble wrote: ↑Fri Feb 06, 2026 11:31 am Needs more regular game time to develop intelligence. He'll learn when players are making runs off him given enough minutes to experience it again and again. He'll also develop better distribution if he's in that situation more often.
I worry he won't get enough game time though to iron out the mistakes and when he gets the odd opportunity he'll fall down in these areas, which will give more ammunition to pile on him again.
It's possible he actually needs a loan next season despite being a bit older than you'd normally be looking to loan someone out. Not quite sure where you'd be best sending him though - not sure a Championship loan would work, almost wonder whether a loan abroad somewhere would do him a world of good. Potentially not a realistic prospect for him though.
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Not a chance for me.
Don’t think we can command what he could potentially be worth.
For a player with his attributes at his age you’re wanting at least £40m
He should start to phase Gana out from here.
If he was first choice, week in week out I think he’d develop his weaknesses and go for huge money.
Don’t think we can command what he could potentially be worth.
For a player with his attributes at his age you’re wanting at least £40m
He should start to phase Gana out from here.
If he was first choice, week in week out I think he’d develop his weaknesses and go for huge money.
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