Quote Originally Posted by RonnieBird View Post
More importantly and interestingly , what's the score with this player ?
More confusing information today from Bournemouth management, so what's the delay?
As I said before, he's a satisfactory " sticking plaster" in that position, but he's not Beckenbauer or anything and what concerns me is the danger that we'll bugger about negotiating with him and run out of time to get that vital cover .

It'd be nice of course, but we don't need world class replacements at right back and centre back, just competent players who won't leak goals and undo the constructive work of the rest of the team. That's vital because then we can perhaps get the results which in many cases we've deserved in terms of attacking play and see a positive outcome from the presence of such players as Moore, Wilson and Ojo
I'm really excited about this signing if we can pull it off.
I think he can be a lot more than just a sticking plaster or journeyman.
He's only just turned 24, is already a capable player at this level.
Ball playing left footed centre backs are a valuable commodity for teams who want to play out from the back.
If we can give him plenty of game time he could be worth a lot more than 750k in a couple of years time when he's heading into his peak years. Far better than signing more 30 year olds that are going to have zero resell value in a season or two.