I like the age and ability fit to be honest. He was West Ham Captain brings more leadership to the group which we need. I don’t hate this idea at all. Replace him with Neto would be the ideal situation.
I don’t think Barcelona can afford to pay what we would ask for JP. We only bought him last year and for pretty big money. So they would have to add at least £25-30m on top of that to make it make sense.
Gittens was pretty much injured all season I don’t understand how any attacker in our system last year was supposed to be evaluated when everything we did last year was so disjointed. We have no wing play all season even Estevao who looked really good at the beginning of the season couldn’t get a look because we try to play everything through the middle. I feel like with Alonso style that gives more opportunities to some of the wingers to show more than they did all season.
I think this was the guy we were hoping we would get when we signed him. He has so much more to his game as well he showed at Strasbourg. I’m looking forward to see what happens when he has even more confidence.
We need that second but some of that interplay in finally third with how congested it’s been looks incredible. More of this against the bigger sides too.
Once Lavia is fit don’t play him and sell him to strasbourg. Hopefully he can stay fit and play consistently while they get a midfielder we can then take Barco