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Knowing us we’ll get someone with the size and strength of Winks and the agility and technical skills of Dier.Had we not bought Gedson Fernandes in, I could see this still, but we’d end up with a midfield of too many similar players.
One name that was suggested, albeit I think in the wishlist thread rather than an actual link, was João Palhinha. Cursory look on YouTube, he looks a hybrid of Winks and Dier, got the size and strength of Dier, but the agility and technical skills of Winks. Dier often criticised for being too cumbersome on and off the ball, and Winks for being too lightweight. Thia guy strikes a balance, not overly quick, but quick enough and, and very agile over the ball when shielding it in close quarters, like a young Matic.
Plus we know we’re going to be linked with mostly Portuguese players for a while.