Not sure I believe this Mina link. Reminds me of overloading on #10’s last year but this time on right sided centre halves. Williams is right sided, but just assume as we all hope that he’s punted, that still leaves Jagielka, Keane and Holgate (who apparently isn’t for sale and will play a prominent role next season) as right sided centre backs at the club.
After Mori was sold, we literally don’t have a single left sided centre back at the club other than Lewis Gibson in the u23’s.
Mina as good as he is, is yet another right sided defender which again would leave the squad unbalanced. The likes of Jagielka and Keane CAN play the left sided defender role of course, but it isn’t their best position and it isn’t ideal.
The stories have been constant since the end of the season, by the Echo and elsewhere, that we’re looking for a left back, left sided centre back and a winger/striker.
Unless there are deals in the offing to punt Williams AND Keane/Jags then I’d be surprised if the centre back brought in isn’t left footed.