No not all, that’s not what I’m saying, I really hope we do sign him. But like a lot of signings it is of course a bit of a punt, especially as he was out most of last season and we’re looking at bringing him in as a midfielder which is quite a new position for him.
I was also meaning that any...
I think he’s making a good point. Our recruitment team couldn’t have seen him play that much as he hasn’t actually played that much. Add in the fact that Sunderland have been a basket case and you probably can’t fairly assess individual players performances there recently, it has to be a bit of...
That’s what I thought and assumed it is quite close.
On paper it seems like a clever, sensible signing. Obviously not catching the imagination of NSC though as you’d expect a lot more posts than this thread has discussing a player that we look close to signing.
Naylor writing about him today following Michael O'Neill's comments about him being Premier League class. Must admit I thought all along he was just a centre back, didn't realise he had impressed so much as converted centre mid. The new Rohan Ince!
His adaptability, ability, premier league...