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Surely not? Long term injury or has he really been that bad to be banished 4 games in?

The exact type of personality we need at the club. Considering his talent as well it looks like an excellent addition.

This whole travelling to work fiasco is just distracting from the main issue with Winks which is that his performances on the pitch over the last year for us havent been good enough. From him strolling back whilst the opposition are countering to him pulling out of tackles it's been clear that he's not applying himself on the pitch for a while now.

Leicester City - death by clean slate. If i ever see us lining up with Ayew and Cordova Reid on the wings again it will have been too soon.

One of those players who gets better in the eyes of the fans the less he plays. He's absolutely honking, poor positional awareness, lack of intelligence, zero composure. Not only one of the worst defenders we've ever had but one of the worst things to happen to the club full stop. He's not just a clown, he's the whole circus. Not good enough in the Prem, not good enough in the championship either. Reminder for those with short memories:

It's actually insane to me that a Serie A team is going mad over signing an ex-Leicester semi retired superstar. Used to be the other way around.

Hopefully he can develop his passing game out on loan as that's probably what he needs to get to the next level.

I never watched him live but I thought he was fast? Not as fast as prime Vardy maybe but enough to consistently outpace defenders.

Percy confirmed Betis had bid for him but we turned them down as we wanted £10mil

U16 national cup

Looks like a free kick specialist. Part of our youth cup winning team alongside Monga, Page and Evans but looks to be less developed physically than them.

At least if he's bad it potentially gives Jake Evans more opportunities for minutes.

Cifuentes made a statement by not bringing him on versus Birmingham. With James and Ramsey in I dont think Winks makes the bench for us.

7/10 but purely based on it exceeding expectations. At the start I would have been over the moon with £20mil for Justin and Mcateer but now that we've shown we can sell im disappointed that Faes, Soumare, Winks, Kristiansen, Daka are still here. Can't help but feel like if we were more under the cosh regarding PSR that we would have sold a few more. I know it's controversial but I feel like PSR is actually a saving grace by preventing Rudkin from hoarding mediocre players. In terms of the incomings at least with loans with options you can say no at the end of it and JJ looks good.

Always a good sign when the fans dont want him to go. Looks like a class signing on the face of it, especially if it is for 5mil euros.

Even if he does well he is never playing for us again. Seems to have fallen out with the club.

Short memories. Wait until he starts then falls asleep at the wheel and costs us points. At best he's an impact sub due to his concentration issues, whether that's something he will accept im not sure. We were here before under Ruud where he dropped him initially then after some good sub appearances we were all saying he's our best defender, then he went into the starting XI and inevitably he reverted to being a calamity.

Have celtic ever paid £10mil for a player. We won't get what we want from them.

For me a signing needs to be a clear upgrade on what we have to be worthwhile. Maybe im missing something but all i see when i watch him is Louis Page, a bit raw and struggles with the physical side of the game. The talent is there for sure but i dont think he's something that we dont already have in Page.

You cant argue with all the green i guess. Just worried that on the face of it he seems to have not kicked on since that season and doesnt look very developed physically. If we are bringing in a new attacking midfielder he needs to be a clear improvement on Page otherwise what's the point. For example when i watch these highlights i see current Louis Page but slightly better, and considering the age difference I'm not sure that's what we need and would expect more.

He has 15 goal contributions across his entire career unless im looking at the wrong player? Best season 5 goals 1 assist as Middlesborough 3 seasons ago. Looks to me like an academy player still trying to establish himself in senior football which is what Page/Alves are.

He's just come off a long term injury and doesnt look good at all. Doesnt look like a player much further in his career development than Louis Page except Page is 17 and making his debut season. Not impressed by this one.

This is the issue with the club sticking to their high valuations of players. Yes you get £9mil for Justin and £12 mil for Mcateer but you also miss out on selling Daka for £5mil. We really should be trying to get what we can and move on at this point, he's not even starting over Jordan Ayew.

For a loan and option to buy for 5 mil euros for a young talented player you cant go wrong really even if he isnt as good as is expected. Looks like excellent business on the face of it.