I wouldn't be rushing to pay the lad 70k per week, that's still a huge wage. He just doesn't have the goal return in him to justify a big wage. That's more than likely why he wants to leave, if he thinks he is still worth top money.
Could maybe...
Goals for next season... I'd guess top 10 and a decent cup run. Any European qualification would be a massive bonus, but I guess that has to be the target to aim for. The scale of the rebuild and the move to the new stadium will cause disruption...
If Mangala hadn't have got that knee injury, I doubt we'd have seen much of James Garner this season. I think that pretty much says all's we need to know, that he's a steady squad player and not much more. With the recruitment drive this summer...
He is not. Numbers don’t tell the full story but they tell a story…Dom still has 300 more minutes played than Beto and Beto had 7 goals to Doms 3. Dom has 13 big chances missed, Beto has 9…Beto is far more likely to slot a chance compared to Dom...