Official: Juninho Bacuna signs from Huddersfield

[craig 5,199]

3 hours ago, Rousseau said:

I think Bacuna will be playing in one of the midfield positions, so he'll be competing with Kamara, Arfield, Lundstram, Aribo. Maybe Hagi as well, because he's been playing deeper, but maybe this just frees Hagi to play further forward--like Aribo; where they should be playing. 

 

We've got a good complement of midfielders, but we've struggled with absentees in the deeper players (Jack, Arfield, Kamara' suspension, Lundstram's poor start etc.) and so Aribo and Hagi have played deeper, when I think they're better further forward. 

 

I do hope this means Kamara is on his way. I'm getting quite worried about the fact that we're not selling anyone. 

There are plenty others I would sell before Kamara.  It is more than noticeable that when he is out we struggle to control games.

 

The way Bassey is playing I would sell Barisic before Kamara, and Tavernier too.  I think in Patterson and Bassey we have more than capable replacements there, whereas Kamara brings something different to anyone in that midfield 3.

[Rousseau 10,655]

11 minutes ago, craig said:

There are plenty others I would sell before Kamara.  It is more than noticeable that when he is out we struggle to control games.

 

The way Bassey is playing I would sell Barisic before Kamara, and Tavernier too.  I think in Patterson and Bassey we have more than capable replacements there, whereas Kamara brings something different to anyone in that midfield 3.

I completely agree about his influence, but I am worried we're going to miss out on cashing in on his value. 

[Frankie 8,570]

Kamara still has 2 years left on his deal so not a huge rush to sell him and, if we didn't, I'm not sure we'd be able to find as a good a player to replace him.

 

Someone will need to go - arguably 1 or 2 from Tav, Goldson, Helander, Barisic, Kamara, Aribo, Hagi, Kent or Morelos - to help ease any financial pressures, even if we qualify next week.

 

Every one of those players is worth at least £10m with a few worth double that but it's important we do realise their true value to maximise what we can spend on any replacement(s) on top of addressing any debt concerns.

 

We also have guys struggling to really impact on the first XI such as Arfield, Itten, Barker and one or two more that we may look to move on.  We have the best part of 30 players now in the first team squad and that's too many.

[Scott7 6,018]

55 minutes ago, Frankie said:

Arfield, Itten, Barker

Arfield is at the end of his career, Barker, I don’t think, is ever going to have one but Itten should be kept.

[alexscottislegend 2,330]

9 hours ago, Scott7 said:

I hope not. I’d keep Hagi ahead of Morelos, Aribo and even Kamara.

Hagi played like a man possessed last night; I've never seen him quite so up for it. Suggests to me he badly wants to stay.