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In his newest piece for The Athletic, Chris Waugh has been answering questions on hyperlinks to Bryan Mbeumo and confirmed that the membership have been monitoring Lille’s Jonathan David and Burnley stopper James Trafford forward of the January window.
He studies that the membership are but to establish ‘prime targets’ heading into the brand new 12 months, however confirms that Mbeumo has been mentioned internally, with the Brentford star having loads of admirers inside St James’ Park.
Nevertheless, Waugh feels a January transfer ‘appears a stretch’. Not solely as a result of Brentford are ‘onerous sellers’ who can be massively reluctant to promote their top-scorer mid-season, however as a result of reality we’d should pay a premium for a Premier League confirmed winger who’s ‘barely older than the form of participant Paul Mitchell would ideally recruit’ at 25.
Mitchell has additionally hinted at widening our seek for new signings, suggesting we may goal hidden gems from abroad who may develop underneath Eddie Howe’s teaching over confirmed Premier League stars who can be ready-made however costly. The latter can be preferable, particularly after we want a top-quality proper winger, but PSR considerations may restrict who we’re in a position to recruit this winter.
Waugh provides that Eddie Howe will meet with Toon chiefs and our recruitment crew to finalise our January plans later this month, suggesting nothing has been determined as of but.
Mentions for Jonathan David and James Trafford are additionally intriguing. David scored his fourth Champions League objective in 4 video games this week and is out of contract subsequent summer time, whereas Trafford’s identify isn’t going away as one other ‘venture’ signing and potential long-term alternative for Nick Pope.
