100%, could see them wanting him but from what I can tell he's in our long term plans and either a role here or a loan is the preference.
No reason he’s at CB just the way I organised the graph I wouldn’t be against him next season but I can’t see neil leaving and there’s been comments of him wanting to play every week so a loan deal may be best for all parties im also not convinced by the standard of football he’s playing despite him having a stellar season, so would need to see him in pre season. I’ve always been a fan of his though
All options I believe Browne would be a decent squad player at this level but I’ve really not been impressed with him so far here
I'm not in a rush to sell Patto now he's lost his weight as he's looked decent enough since. I would definitely be selling him if a prem club came in and offered £10m+ though as I think we can easily get as good a replacement for a couple of million. I'd also be selling Roberts if he had any interest. Other than that its quite shocking looking at that image and seeing just how much dead weight we have. And not all of them easily sellable. I can see us having to give some of them away to get them off the books.
We've thought that before with keepers and been burned. He's an excellent shot stopper and that's why clubs want him. IMO any replacement would either be a decent shot stopper or good at distribution, to get someone with both is very rare and would cost more than we would sell him for. Roberts is a funny one, really think he could improve it he had some competition.
Always hard to judge goalkeepers on stats because who you have in front of you and how the team sets up has a lot to do with it but I think £10m is a lot for a keeper and again this season Patterson has been pretty unimpressive and outperformed by average goalkeepers in worse teams than ours. Last season his save % was under 70% and it’s thereabouts again this season which isn’t great at all. Disregarding the stats even with the eye test I think he’s fell off a bit from what I was hoping of him which at one point was the next Pickford. I can’t really remember any matches where I’ve thought he’s kept us in the game or had a blinder to save us which is probably a credit to the defence. I think now he’s a decent championship keeper but he’s very dispensable if a good bid comes, we could replace him for peanuts.
Risky and maybe too early, but i would hope Matty is knocking on the door next season if we don't go up - if we have to sign a stopgap for a season until hes ready then so be it.
This is why I'm in no rush to sell Patto unless we get a good offer. I'd rather keep Patto for another season (or two) to allow Young another loan to develop.
I'd be selling Cirkin and keeping Hjelde. Cirkin only has 1 yr left on contract and no sign that he's close, and he's also injury prone. Hjelde is still young and I belive he's a valuable LCB as well as a decent LB
Think he was linked earlier this year. Would be a nice start to the midfield rebuild if we don't go up and a good squad piece if we do go up.
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Would take less money but a high sell on % from a club like Dortmund or Leipzig as they will 100% sell him on in 2 years if he develops
