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100% he's the smart move. For Pedro, Elanga et al you pay a 10 million plus premium. With him you have a good chance of getting him 5 million or more under value as Chelsea are spoilt toddlers with shiny-new-shite syndrome. And all the arguments about Howe improving players for signing Elanga and Pedro still apply.

Tino is probably the best one on one defensive fullback in the league. Definitely don’t want to sell, but I don’t really want to sell anyone except the shit lads.

We shouldn't be selling anyone that's held down a place at times last season imo. Just means they'll need replaced too. Opposite of strengthening.

Tino is a much better defender than Hall, he’s also got pace which Hall will never have. If we’re talking about better on the ball, Hall wins hands down, but always worry about him when he’s up against a pacy winger.

Perhaps you're right, I just don't entertain the idea of selling him.

We should keep Gordon but if a really good offer comes in then we should be open to it as well.

It'll be tough to make a profit on him.

Is it not just a case that we don't want to sell Isak, Bruno or Tonali (now Tino going from his thread), so if there has to be a big sale, he's the one that'd fetch the next most? I don't particularly want him to leave but if it meant we got 2-3 more players on top of what we would have, I can see why we'd do it.

Totally agree. Why is it whenever one of our players goes through a sticky patch, we want to sell them. He's quite obviously a good player who we'll need next season. Get behind the lad!

Wonder if we'll try and shift Barnes this summer?

His linkup play is great as well as his through balls. very nice having someone like this closer to Isak. Despite his size and strength he’s able to change direction easily with the ball under control because of his balance. He‘s very good at a lot of things.

Think he was LW and second striker at Watford, which is encouraging because it probably means if we sign him we'll also sign an out-and-out RW too

The hatred was absolutely visceral. Several on here covered themselves in shame with the attacks.

I think people just don’t have a deep enough liking for him because they hated him before he arrived. So any poor period and he’s not going to get the support he should get.

If we're spending £60m+ on him I'd be wanting more than 5 non-penalty goals, like. I dunno, I sound miserable but I really hope all these links are smokescreens because I don't like any of them

Had a deeks on the Brighton forum. What a bunch of utter gimps

He'll be both a back up to and play up with Isak. Honestly think he'll displace Joelinton in some games and play further forward with Tonali and Bruno behind. If he can play wide right too he's actually a completely sensible signing. Thats 3 positions. Could maybe cover LW too. I thought he was a RW at Watford tbf, but I cant remember entirely. Might be wrong there.

Howe trying to sign all the elbow merchants. Who's next? Havertz?

Yea, that is what I am wondering. I would think he starts at RW and drifts inside. Hopefully he is not seen as a Isak replacement.

Agreed.

I dont understand this obsession to sell Gordon. The injury set him back and he wasnt fit for some time after that. Give him the CL season next year at least.

I don't know of a more versatile player out there tbh barring maybe Cuhna? This would be a sensational signing.

Looking at that heat map on a previous page, he's actually a good Joelinton replacement for when you're trying to break down teams that sit back. Which we've struggled to do. He's occupied the same space in attack. You get better quality on the ball, better link up play between him, Gordon and Isak and sacrifice the defensive side of Joelinton for when it's not needed. Much better goal threat too.

But we've been in for him previously? Nearly signed him. So we obviously have a plan to play with him in the side?

Really want this one to happen, really think he’s exactly what we need.