Could this be a try before you buy situation?
I've not seen a single glimmer of talent from this kid, as likeable as he is, I just haven't. If this move comes off hopefully it means a place in the squad for Marcus Edwards, who seems destined for the top for me.
I think he's only going because he's lost his bench place to Lamela and now Wanyama is back too. Poch won't replace him with a youth player. Our bench will just be Sissoko, Lamela and Llorente every week.I get the tepid view on GKN given his general lack of involvement but i do think he has occasionally shone when brought into a game - just not enough to warrant more game time and according to Poch a while back, he apparently hasn't got his intensity up to where the first team needs it.
I agree though, Edwards hasn't done anything at all from a first team perspective but who do you gamble on/throw into a game for 10mins? The young talent we've brought through the ranks who is hungry for his opportunity or the slightly less young talent who's not done much with his first team involvement/opportunities to date?
I'm spinning the perspective slightly - but the point stands, i would always want our homegrown options to be given a chance rather than a multi-million pound buy who does little to justify theirs.
Yeah, hopefully getting consistent game time will help him come to grips with the league. He is a talented player but just hasn't worked out for him.
I see that the article mention a 'option to buy' clause. Poch has given up on him..
I think he's only going because he's lost his bench place to Lamela and now Wanyama is back too. Poch won't replace him with a youth player. Our bench will just be Sissoko, Lamela and Llorente every week.
Seems like it was his choice over ours.Maybe I am reading too much into things, but the fact he has been loaned to a PL team rather than abroad gives me a bit of hope that we may not have of completely give up on him.
Being sent to Burnley, he must of really annoyed Poch
Wonder if his English has improved? Don’t know if Burnley have any French speaking players but that might make things tough for him if he hasn’t picked up much English. With the number of French speaking players we have Im sure he finds himself more comfortable with whatever Poch is trying to get across
Opens a slot for Lamela to be registered for the Champions League.
Sean Dyche has been watching back to back episodes of 'Allo 'Allo.Steven Defour speaks French, Dean Marney did it at GCSE and Phil Bardsley got a Rosetta Stone CD-ROM for Christmas.