southernmag

Fair point, I can recall Barnes' strength being cutting in from the left onto his right foot. Perhaps I still need convincing that Gordon has to be on the left too.

Am I the only one not fully convinced we have such a gaping chasm quality to fill at RW? I'm not saying we wouldn't be improved by an Olmo or Williams, and I'd welcome them with open arms. I'm more advocating for Harvey Barnes and the quality he possesses. Are the doubts about him purely due to his injury hit one season with us? He got 8 goal involvements in 21 games, only 7 of which were starts. That West Ham game where he got the double, how many players can turn a game like that? Injury wise, he's missed an average of about 8 games in each of the previous three seasons (which isn't great, but in the realms of acceptability imo). Maybe we could live with getting a more economical replacement for Miggy such as a Gnonto, freeing up more funds for a CB and the like.

Rumours that Bayern could be willing to offload De Ligt and/or Upamecano with the signings of Jonathan Tah (pending) and the Japanese bloke from Stuttgart. Unsure what they'd cost but both players barely mid 20s so they fit the age profile at least. Thoughts?