Dibling played 33 premier league games last season, scoring two goals and making an assist in an ultra crap Southampton side. The idea that he'd need two years to 'develop' is ridiculous imo. He'd be a starter from the get go.
Richarlison was two years older than Dibling when we bought him, and was coming off a season in which he had scored five goals for Watford and none after November. People were up in arms at that fee at the time, and then by about October it was a...
Think Dibling has a higher ceiling than Hutchinson
Who he isnt bad at all, thought he did OK in England under 21 s.
He has played more for England , and more of a show in the prem last season than
Dibling who went off the boil...
If we don't get him, and it's looking more unlikely, then I'd be worried at the quality of the other options left. No one is going to be cheap at this stage of August. So if you are going to overpay then get the best player available.