So you're saying there's no problem in his game? If he gets on the ball that's great. But how many times he loses posseasion in key areas, has that not been a concern ever since he broke in the 1st team? He was good for the last 6 months of the season. Now that Koeman is gone, all of Barkley short comings which were the topic of his discussion forgotten cos everyone wants good old local lad Ross back in the team?
I like Ross. I wanted him to up his game, but he hasn't. If he had signed that contract before the summer we'd have signed one off Sigu and Klaasen. But no, he turned his back on the club and wanted to leave. Even if he had a problem with the manager you stay at the club you genuinely love and ride out the storm. FFS Niasse has shown more guts than Ross.
As it stands, we have two quality no 10s in Sigurdsson and Klaasen who have proved in recent years that they are good footballers and more productive overall that Barkley. They should not be sacrified just cos our good old lad Barkley now suddenly has a change of heart. No team should work like that. If Barkley wants to stay, then he better be a man and prove his place. The moment we pick our form Klaasen and Sigurdsson will start looking good players for who we paid such big money.