Summer 2019 Transfer Rumours (ed. Pg 296 - Start of Deadline Day)

hoof_it_up_to_benty said:

killerandflash said:

Gallen's track record is excellent so I'm happy with this if he rates the player.

I'd be worried if he was to go straight into the starting 11, and I doubt the player expects to anyway but as a squad player it's a relatively cheap punt

It's the sort of deal which doesn't really rely on Bowyer (or Gallen staying) any local player would leap at the chance of moving from L2 to the Championship, whoever the manager was

He's been playing in the National League not L2 so it's a massive leap - could be another Stewart Fleetwood.

ShootersHillGuru said:

Four years is a very long contract though in this day and age. If he turns out to be a dud and I’m not suggesting he will then you can be stuck with a player who is just a drain on resources. I would have thought 2 years would have been more realistic. I’m confident that the coaching staff would be able to establish if he’s got what it takes within a year.

Showmetheway2gohome said:

Used to be at least 10% if transfer fee for signing on fee 

PaddyP17 said:

From what I've seen of him, which admittedly doesn't extend far beyond the obligatory YouTube highlight videos, he looks like a good finisher who does well to get in the right positions.

Granted, the defensive nous in the Championship will be a big step up for him, and whether his movement (which I couldn't find much of, due to the nature of the clips in goal compilations) can be coached up to scratch, is a different question.

However, he's definitely worth more than £200k. You don't score 20+ goals in a season, even at National League level, without having a few assets about you. Macauley's look to be pace, a decent right peg, and good instinctual movements to find goalscoring positions in the box.

He strikes me as the sort of player who could complement Taylor's athleticism and hard running with good in-the-box movement to keep defenders occupied. But he's not old, and this is a big step up.

Huge punt - assuming this is 100% happening - but exactly the right sort of punt. Let's hope he's more Jamie Vardy than Chris Dickson.