Summer window

Agreed, it's more likely that they will breakdown again in the future. Look at Craig Gordon as an example, or Ricky Alvarez who should never have been signed until he'd had the operation to fix his knee problem. There's a huge difference between being 90% fit and 70%. At 70% you can take part in training and maybe play for a few minutes, but even if it's not the main injury that causes problems, you can develop other issues compensating for it the longer you play.

In the end the injuries, especially at the back, cost us. The games came just too early for Ballard and Alese to be really effective and although Alese played last night, it wasn't worth setting him back if he picked up another knock playing the full game.

 

Reads like he won’t be back

 

Don’t like the sound of that

 

Assume Bellingham is seen as a better option

 

It does read like that but it may be a case of nothings sorted yet so he can't commit in his post?

Hopefully it gets sorted soon!

 

Probably, i think ekwahs form probably made it easier to not spend 2.5 million on michut

 

Hope so mate! Lads potential is massive

 

Yep, agree with that.
Interesting summer ahead.

 

If that was the case he just wouldn't post anything yet, imo. I reckon he's been told he's not coming back which is a real shame, he has massive potential. Seems a no-brainer to me if the quoted 2.5m is right

 

You talk sense in all of that mate. Just wishful thinking hoping we wouldn't be daft enough to not get him in at that price. To be honest he might not be interested in coming perm he might have other offers.

 

Could also be that to be fair! Maybe he was never interested unless we got promoted, although if so I think he's got ideas above his station. He's decent and has potential, but he's no way a Prem level player yet, imo.

 

100% mate. He hasn't seemed the type but you never know he is at PSG at the moment and I'd imagine that could give him such ideas. But of course all speculation and see what happens.

 

Depends on what our budget is, if we only had 10m-15m would you spend 17-25% of your budget on Michut? Not for me

 

Most would agree we've been one serious injury away from having a better season than we had, if Mitchu is ready to sign and the price is right and he's tried and tested here already why wouldn't we sign him up.
Whose to say our current two midfielders don't pick up bad injuries in August, not to mention rotation and giving young Neil a rest now and then. Get the lad signed ffs.

 

This is usually when Bob comes in and tell us we aren’t signing Michut because we can’t afford him.

 

Thing is though, if we purchased for 2.5m and he stayed as a squad player then sold him a year later we'd at least double our money. Also that's if he wants to join!!

 

Would depend what our budget is, I think he came on a lot last season and i would be happy to have him back. If 2.5 million eats into a lot of our budget then id so no as dont think he starts for us

 

Let’s remember Matete is coming back as well and the lad, who we already rated, has developed.

Of there’s him and Jobe, plus the others we already have, despite his obvious ability and potential, he isn’t gonna get the games he’d like.

I hope he returns but will see why if he doesn’t.