UnitedFire
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The simple answer might be that he isn't good enough, or it could be that Garner or Hannibal are better or reasonable backups so no need, or Fred or McTominay.
Part of the answer has to be that we are getting someone else, but surely we still would have benefitted from a quality DM number 2 or is that the problem. Were Villa offering him to be number 1 and we want backup to someone else coming in.
At a time when we need a proper squad overhaul I just don't see how we can afford to miss out on a talented free transfer option like this one. Surely the risk here would have been minimal versus the reward.
As for the other options I'm not convinced any of them are right. Hannibal maybe. Garner has been playing further forward. Fred and Mctominay are better further forward as well. If anything we need to reduce the number of backups here and bring in players like Kamara who are specialist in the DM position.
Part of the answer has to be that we are getting someone else, but surely we still would have benefitted from a quality DM number 2 or is that the problem. Were Villa offering him to be number 1 and we want backup to someone else coming in.
At a time when we need a proper squad overhaul I just don't see how we can afford to miss out on a talented free transfer option like this one. Surely the risk here would have been minimal versus the reward.
As for the other options I'm not convinced any of them are right. Hannibal maybe. Garner has been playing further forward. Fred and Mctominay are better further forward as well. If anything we need to reduce the number of backups here and bring in players like Kamara who are specialist in the DM position.