Claudius wrote:
He probably has higher upside but I think he more than any player will need time on the field to fashion his game. Nelson is going to be a Muller type player. That’s a pretty complicated role. He needs time to learn all the different intricacies of playing off people, scoring, setting up attackers, defending etc. His technical level is high but I think the hours needed on the field will also be high. It’s the sort of thing where we need to take a Saka type decision and play him a lot. But he has Pépé and Willian ahead.
Nelson is 20 though, Wilian is 32.
On that note, Martinelli is 19, Auba is 31.
Laca will probably go next year if he doesn't go this year too.
There's plenty of scope in the next 1, 2 and 3 years for all of these guys to take over.
As for Aouar, I think he's a bigger threat to Willock than anyone else. Which is why I had him on my list to go out on loan, and I reckon he's the one most likely to be shipped out in the next 12 months.
