Confirmed Signing Tim Iroegbunam

[kev]

John Obi Mikel was good

Worse Man Utd signing ever.

 

[sladen90]

Worse Man Utd signing ever.

He definitely wasn't ...

 

[HTCHERO]

I can't wait for the day we strongly linked or even buy a fast attacking player. It's always a defensive minding player that nobody wants

 

[CielosGrises]

What makes you want to compare him to Gana mate?

Seems a defensive midfielder - only scored a couple of goals.

 

[Tony’s Carp]

I can't wait for the day we strongly linked or even buy a fast attacking player. It's always a defensive minding player that nobody wants

Maybe next summer when we buy Dobbin back from Villa.

 

[Raino85]

Seems a defensive midfielder - only scored a couple of goals.

Anything else?

 

[CielosGrises]

Anything else?

I''m making an assumption that Gana will move on next season and Onana will be sold so we have a potential gap there that I wonder if Kev is trying to anticipate.

I'm assuming Garner stays and I'm not sure on Garner sitting in front of defence or breaking up play on his own.

So it's less about Tim being like Gana (actually, Tim seems to run with the ball more but still snaps in the tackle) and more about replacing him.

The extent of my scouting :

 

[dublinbluenose]

Doubt he'll be anywhere near the first team. Seems more like a PSR exercise for both clubs.

 

[toffee66]

Doubt he'll be anywhere near the first team. Seems more like a PSR exercise for both clubs.

He is better than that. He has done well for England u20s but we know the step up to PL is tough. He is more a Dyche player than an Emery one so eased in and developed well he has a chance to establish himself with us.

 

[JimmyK]

Doubt he'll be anywhere near the first team. Seems more like a PSR exercise for both clubs.

I would be very surprised if he's not a regular in the matchday squad he's a lot further along than people who were regularly making the squad last year like Warrington and Hunt he's had a successful loan in the championship and was in the Villa squad for every game in the second half of last season. I'm sure the chance to do a PSR scam has had some influence on the decision to sign him but I really doubt its the only reason he's obviously at a level where he can at least have some impact on the first team squad even if he isn't a regular starter.

 

[Tony’s Carp]

Doubt he'll be anywhere near the first team. Seems more like a PSR exercise for both clubs.

If he was on the fringes of the first team for Villa he should be good enough to at least fulfil the same role here, considering they have more and better midfield options ahead of him.

 

[MikeH72]

Doubt he'll be anywhere near the first team. Seems more like a PSR exercise for both clubs.

Oh he will be near the first team.

 

[Jcr1878]

He’ll take up Gomes spot on the bench & Gomes played a fair bit when he wasn’t injured so I imagine Tim will get his chances

 

[14_dollars]

Should we be worried that he’s been given Branthwaite’s shirt number?

 

[kev]

He definitely wasn't ...

Can you tell me one good game he played for them?