Football news part Trois

[RedMagic]

We're supposedly interested in signing Adam Wharton.

[Insidious]

We're supposedly interested in signing Adam Wharton.

Seems to be the one where the mutterings have been loudest for a while.

He's not the quickest from the athletic perspective. One thing he does to excellently is release the ball forwards, accurately and promptly - if we are genuinely going for him then it sounds like a fully committed "all in" on the Isak/Wirtz etc plan so that we can break lines.

I would be surprised if Wharton came and Slot went. If Wharton's coming I think Slot is staying.

See what happens I suppose. Pretty concerned about the "opportunity cost" of not getting Alonso in. He's available, fans would love him, we'd get a short-term lift, the football would be good and he has worked with Wirtz and Frimpong in the past.

Retaining Slot looks such a massive dropped ball, unless he proves us all wrong and turns it around. I'll be mightily impressed if he does that and you'd have to take your hat off to him, but I just don't see it.