Player Watch Player Watch: Brennan Johnson

[funkycoldmedina]

if a credible source says otherwise then fair enough and I would be on board with it. we can't have another deadwood that we cannot shift next season like Rodon and Spence

They were cheap though

 

[SandroClegane]

meh, looks like a Levy buy instead of Ange/Paratici buy

Yeah seems like a real bargain signing

 

[JayB]

The only way I'll be okay with this is if Forest take some of our deadwood on inflated fees in part exchange.

Let's say it's £15-20m plus Spence (permanent) and Dier (loan to see out his contract), I could live with that. So long as we keep our powder dry for significant investment elsewhere in the squad.

I'll be furious if this deal represents the spending of the Kane money.

 

[amathews3416]

I maybe in the minority but I quite like Brennan Johnson and think he would be a good signing. At 21 y/o, he will continue to improve and if you look at his history, he has made the jump and upped his levels each of years as a professional. He was involved in 11/38 of Forrest’s goals last year. It was posted earlier in this thread only Kyle Walker was clocked being faster in the Premier League and he has they physical attributes to play in Ange’s system.

I get the fee is high but for any homegrown from the Prem you are going to expect to pay 10-20 million extra. That’s just the reality of the market.

 

[mil1lion]

If we sign him it wont be for 50m or even close. It will be because Forrest need money as the deadline approaches and we've worked a deal that includes a player in return.

I'm happy to sign him but not if it's instead of a centre forward. I actually think that's more important as happy with our wide options. We haven't really seen Soloman yet and Gil will be a different player under Ange. We need to show more patience with what we already have at times. If we get Johnson then that just adds depth but we're talking Son, Soloman, Perisic, Johnson, Gil and Kulusevski for 2 positions. Maybe if we sell Hojbjerg we could try Kulusevski more central at times. I fancy this system will at least allow for some variation in positions for some players.

 

[THFCSPURS19]

Yeah deffo a panic buy given we’ve been linked to him for nearly a month.

 

[mil1lion]

The only way I'll be okay with this is if Forest take some of our deadwood on inflated fees in part exchange.

Let's say it's £15-20m plus Spence (permanent) and Dier (loan to see out his contract), I could live with that. So long as we keep our powder dry for significant investment elsewhere in the squad.

I'll be furious if this deal represents the spending of the Kane money.

We really can't be talking about 'Kane money' as if anyone from this point is used with that money. It all goes into the overall budget. Our best signings have already been made with 3 first team signings made. It doesn't matter if they were signed before we sold Kane. What's most important is the overall picture in terms of how the squad looks at the end of the window.

 

[WiganSpur]

I maybe in the minority but I quite like Brennan Johnson and think he would be a good signing. At 21 y/o, he will continue to improve and if you look at his history, he has made the jump and upped his levels each of years as a professional. He was involved in 11/38 of Forrest’s goals last year. It was posted earlier in this thread only Kyle Walker was clocked being faster in the Premier League and he has they physical attributes to play in Ange’s system.

I get the fee is high but for any homegrown from the Prem you are going to expect to pay 10-20 million extra. That’s just the reality of the market.

I don't think he is an awful player, he has some nice attributes. But he is simply not a big enough upgrade on our bench never mind starting XI to warrant a £50m spend imo. I think Manor Solomon would have a very similar output if given the same minutes for Forest last season. Just don't think he offers us anything radically different or better than what we have.

 

[sidford]

Does he improve our starting 11? In my opinion no
We are at a stage now where we need to be buying players that will improve starting 11 not rotation options.
Do that and our starters become the rotation options and then sell the previous rotation options.

 

[Yid121]

Next. Worse than all our current wingers. He has been anonymous for wales and in the Premier League. Only got rave reviews from the championship.

 

[CanadaSpurs]

If we’re going to be settling for cheaper options please let us take loans with no obligation if possible so we’re not stuck trying to get 75% of our purchase price in two years.

 

[JUSTINSIGNAL]

meh, looks like a Levy buy instead of Ange/Paratici buy

Of course it is because you don’t want him

 

[Tucker]

Yeah deffo a panic buy given we’ve been linked to him for nearly a month.

Longer. There’s been links to him for a couple of years now. I personally don’t rate him, but the club seem to rate him and Ange hopefully has a plan for him.

We need homegrown players too.

 

[Ben1]

If we’re going to be settling for cheaper options please let us take loans with no obligation if possible so we’re not stuck trying to get 75% of our purchase price in two years.

Isn’t this particular ‘cheaper option’ more expensive?

 

[rjm14]

Don't get the hate here, young talented player with plenty of pace and plenty of room to improve. Has a high ceiling and all the attributes to work in Anges team. I know its not eye catching but he also works his bollo*** off and is quick to press.

 

[theShiznit]

I trust in Ange and the process.

I just hope that it's Ange wants him in the process...

He's more dynamic than Kulu and Richie, and i'll leave it at that.

 

[rjm14]

Don't get the hate here, young talented player with plenty of pace and plenty of room to improve. Has a high ceiling and all the attributes to work in Anges ream. I know its not eye catching but he also works his bollo*** off and is quick to press.

 

[JayB]

We really can't be talking about 'Kane money' as if anyone from this point is used with that money. It all goes into the overall budget. Our best signings have already been made with 3 first team signings made. It doesn't matter if they were signed before we sold Kane. What's most important is the overall picture in terms of how the squad looks at the end of the window.

I disagree, the logic of selling Kane was that it was economically rational to get something in return rather than allowing him to leave on a free. Losing our best player massively weakened the quality of the squad and now the money needs to be used wisely in order to build it back up, or else there was little point in selling him to begin with.

We cannot use the funds on mediocrities who genuinely may find themselves as sixth-choice winger. That could legitimately be the outcome of this deal, as there's no guarantee at all that Johnson would beat out any of Perisic, Solomon, or Gil in the pecking order.

The funds need to go to players who will push our first XI, not to make up the homegrown numbers, or else it will be a disgrace.

 

[coy-spurs1882]

Of course it is because you don’t want him

It's not about wanting him or not. I wanted Maddison even though he is clearly a Levy buy because he is a good player which improves our starting 11. Johnson is not such a player imo

 

[CanadaSpurs]

Isn’t this particular ‘cheaper option’ more expensive?

How so? We can move on from the player without his wages stinking up the joint for years if he doesn’t work out, like a great many on the current squad.