Alysson - signed

[Clampy]

It sounds to me from what Emery has said that he wants to involve him but hasn't been able to for whatever reason. Let''s just see what happens.

[andyh]

Writing off a player ?
Thats some leap from suggesting the kid isn’t quite ready.

[Clampy]

Writing off a player ?
Thats some leap from suggesting the kid isn’t quite ready.

I think it was the 'taking a break from signing good players' comment which made me think he was talking about him. If he wasnt, then fair enough.

[Dave]

Maybe "taking a break from signing players to improve the first team" might be a better way to phrase it.

[Clampy]

That being said, we lost three very very good players in a short amount of time. I dont think its a case of not signing good players. We not only have our hands tied but we only had a few weeks to bring players in to give the squad a boost.

[Dave]

That being said, we lost three very very good players in a short amount of time.

Not when we signed Alysson, we hadn't.

[Drummond]

He's a promising young player who may, or may not, become a first team player. If he does, great, if he doesn't then we'll no doubt sell him on for a bit of profit.

He wasn't signed to make a massive difference to the first team, as Rashford was last January, but let's just wait and see. There's nothing wrong with the signing per se, it's just that people want big names who can improve the first team.