This signing would make a lot of sense. One for the future though. First step is to knuckle down and work hard.
Isn't Shackleton supposed to be the superstar over there? he is only a year older, maybe we are going for the wrong one?
Oi! Leave off St Albans!
I think this will be a wonderful signing and is just the start of our dealings.
Clarke has so much untapped potential, he reminds me a bit of a young Gareth Bale. Powerful, quick and tricky. The fact that he wants to join up immediately and fight for a place is a real positive.
If we can get him for 8m it's an absolute no-brainer and a fabulous coup. Poch will have had good information from Bielsa too.
Well done Levy, if it's true of course.
You can't watch the same YouTube highlights over and over again for it to count.
Absolutely agree, Clarke is a classic Spurs type signing under Poch - he's got all the tools to succeed. I cant believe we would get him for £8m that would be the equivalent of when we signed Lennon for £1m.....I think this will be a wonderful signing and is just the start of our dealings.
Clarke has so much untapped potential, he reminds me a bit of a young Gareth Bale. Powerful, quick and tricky. The fact that he wants to join up immediately and fight for a place is a real positive.
If we can get him for 8m it's an absolute no-brainer and a fabulous coup. Poch will have had good information from Bielsa too.
Well done Levy, if it's true of course.
Would be clever to get a signing like this in as the first one for two windows.
Takes a bit of a bit from the pressure off the big name signings.
I think the opposite, to be honest.
It takes the pressure of Clarke, because its like "18 months and thats it? Wheres the good stuff...."
People want a TRANSFER, not a could-be-good-in-a-season-prospect.
So, for me, Clarke flies under the radar while all eyes are focused on N'Dombele*
*Incidentally, he is only 22 having had two decent seasons at Lyon. He isnt Ronaldo, but the hype train rolls on.... I suspect he could use a bit of time and patience as well (should he come in!)
If he's the only transfer we do then yes huge pressure. But if he's the precursor to ndombele, lo celso and zaniola for example then I feel it takes some heat off them.
Helps keep the narrative of only signing who we want and not just anybody going.