Why are we so hell bent on Trippier? What does he offer that we lack? Is he going to sit on the bench or replace AWB? 31 yrs old, decent player but didn't quite pull amazing feats with the Spurs week in week out.
All this talk about Trippier with Pogba unsettled and our need for a DM has left me scratching me head.
You are not alone. A good but not exceptional right back and a player wanting £350k a week that hasnt been consistently top quality in any of his five seasons here is baffling when we have McFred, Matic and VDB as the central midfielders. Surely we should be lookign to improve the first eleven rather than strengthen our bench for 10 games a season
'For 10 games a season' assumes that Wan Bissaka won't pick up a lengthy injury - which you can never guarantee, which is why top clubs need a quality alternative in each position. We currently don't have that at RB - Williams, Dalot, Laird aren't at the standard where you'd want them to be regular starters week in, week out if AWB is out.
It also assumes that Trippier - picked by England ahead of AWB at the Euro's, and a current La Liga champion - won't come in and perform so well that he becomes our first choice RB and improves that position. Or, if not, at least comes in and provides
genuine competition that lifts AWB's performances in the way Telles is credited with helping improve Shaw's consistency.
The Pogba / CM situation doesn't override the importance of improving the RB options - anymore than it did bringing in Sancho or Varane to address those positions. We needed to improve about 4 areas. We've succeeded with two. Trippier would be the 3rd if it happens. The CM situation, whether Pogba stays or leaves, is the 4th. It's been complicated by the protracted deals with Sancho and Varane, and the Pogba discussions. The Trippier deal - if there is one - isn't holding it up.