'Crystal Palace’s valuation is understood to be around £85 million slightly higher than our initial expectations'
When you opening bid is 40 million your 'expectations' are fucked.
I mean, pretty fucking stupid if our expectations are anything less than £85m, clearly his reputation and value are at an absolute high right now
Obviously he is highly talented, but still raw and inexperienced
Each loan he has had he has stepped up
I quite like the idea of bringing him in with the intent to play him, but honestly it is something of a gamble
And in a year where we only have guaranteed 40 games, where most of the season will be 1 a week, he may well stillbe left on the bench a lot
In that context, Id rather see him play every week at a club with a decent level
And then next year when were in europe (CL!) he can come into the squad, that bit more ready and experienced, with real opportunity to stake a claim
So while I like the idea of bringing him in, I can see a loan makes sense also
