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Norwich and Leeds battling to sign Josh Cullen

Oggy RedOggy Red
in General Charlton
If you feel like a little distraction from yet another Charlton crisis ..... put the kettle on, make a nice cup of tea and hold your head in your hands.

It's only click bait ...... and of course Cullen can't leave Charlton this season, but it'll give you something else to read, if you can be bothered.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/football/norwich-and-leeds-battling-to-sign-josh-cullen/ar-BB10ZKfc?ocid=spartanntp 

Norwich could risk missing out on a deal for West Ham midfielder Josh Cullen as it looks like they’ll be battling Leeds and West Brom for his signature.

According to the Daily Mail, Leeds, Norwich and the Baggies are amongst the clubs interested in a deal for the midfielder, who is currently on loan with Charlton in the Championship.

The report claims that he will have 12 months left on his West Ham contract in the summer and a number of sides are tracking him ahead of a potential summer move.

With Leeds and West Brom currently sitting as the top two in the Championship and Norwich bottom of the Premier League, a likely scenario is that the former two will swap places with the latter in the top-flight next season. This means that Leeds and West Brom could be more attractive clubs for Cullen to sign for in the summer.

If Leeds and West Brom are both able to secure promotion, then both will be on a high and both will have a feel-good factor around the place and that could entice Cullen to join them. Whereas, it may be less appealing to join a Norwich side dwelling over a third Premier League relegation in-a-row. 

Would missing out on Cullen be a blow for Norwich, though?

Cullen has registered a WhoScored rating of 6.97 in the Championship this season. During Norwich’s promotion-winning campaign, three of their midfielders – Kenny McLean, Mario Vrancic and Tom Trybull – managed higher or similar ratings in central midfield.

This suggests that he might not be an improvement on what Norwich already have and, thus, he would not be a great addition to the squad. However, if either of those three players are sold post-relegation, then Cullen could be a more than useful replacement.


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    RodneyCharltonTrottaRodneyCharltonTrotta
    Vultures are circling. 

    I imagine our players phones will be busy next few days.
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    killerandflashkillerandflash
    Is Cullen good enough for the PL anyway?
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    Exiled_AddickExiled_Addick
    This ownership saga is going to run and run - lawyers are getting involved so it'll be months before anything gets resolved. I'm highly skeptical that Nimer has genuine wealth to fund the club in any kind of ambitious way, we know Southall and co do not, and if somehow we end up back under the control of Roland we know he will only spend the bare minimum. Even if we somehow miraculously stay up with all this background turmoil, we will be relying on players still under contract from this season, youngsters, loans and maybe the odd journeyman on a free transfer. No way Cullen is coming back here now.
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    21212121
    Im resigned to losing taylor cullen doughty matthews williams phillips tbh 
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    LincsaddickLincsaddick
    relegation will mean that not just the loaned players but all the decent ones of our own will be gone next close season, virus, famine and plague allowing
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    ValleysarrValleysarr
    Why wasn’t Taylor sold then? 
    Actually who owns him?
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    kafkakafka
    killerandflash said:
    Is Cullen good enough for the PL anyway?
    On current form, no
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    LincsaddickLincsaddick
    killerandflash said:
    Is Cullen good enough for the PL anyway?
    he's not but he 'deserves' a place at a top performing Championship club .. unfortunately, that won't be us
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    cafcnick1992cafcnick1992
    But good enough - yes.
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    Oggy RedOggy Red
    Valleysarr said:
    Why wasn’t Taylor sold then? 
    Actually who owns him?
    His girlfriend, I expect.



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    EdgeleyAddickEdgeleyAddick
    Cullen is a top quality player who, surrounded by other players of quality and in the right formation, will shine. His best position for me is at the base of Bowyer's diamond. It was interesting last Saturday  how he got more involved in the game when switching formation and moving next to Pratley in the middle, rather than stuck out on the side.

    He is just as impressive, if not more so, as Dale Stephens when he was in the Championship - a player who has gone on to establish himself in the Premier League. 

    He's perhaps not quite as physically imposing as Declan Rice, but he certainly matches him for brains, passing radar and creativity. If West Ham do go down, I'd say he'll make it there in midfield next season. 
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    BenHaimandBikeyBenHaimandBikey
    edited March 2020
    He's not going to either of those clubs. He's at his level. He's never playing Premiership football.

    He's an average championship player at best, which puts him in the top 5 players at Charlton.
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