Sammy has done nothing to make me think he has potential since the Pardew days, Atsu's handy on the counter and has shown a little more to me. I think Atsu can bring us a few points from that alone Agree on Aaron's, ****ing shame but he's going the way of many others, like a poor man's Kieron Dyer
Atsu is a decent flair player but his fee isn't good value at all and I'd rather us invest in young domestic talent from the lower leagues or even promote one of those have performed for the u23 team this year. I do like Markovic though, he has a good engine and he can get the ball in the box. I'd prefer a permanent transfer though, would cost a little more than Atsu and is a better player.