[Albion] Walton

[Blues Rock DJ]

Stoke and Derby alledgedly interested in him for £ 4m

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

Would consider this, don’t think he’s going to make it at prem level.

Physically seems to struggle and a lot of the goals he’s conceded have been as a result of not being dominant enough.

Interesting though, does Sanchez have more promise?



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[albionfan37]

Would consider this, don’t think he’s going to make it at prem level.

Physically seems to struggle and a lot of the goals he’s conceded have been as a result of not being dominant enough.

Interesting though, does Sanchez have more promise?



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I think Walton is very likely to be sold in the summer Sanchez has more promise for me

 

[Djmiles]

I’ll take £4m plus a good sell on clause. Still hellishly young for a keeper so not sure how anyone can already be writing him off already!!

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

I’ll take £4m plus a good sell on clause. Still hellishly young for a keeper so not sure how anyone can already be writing him off already!!

Not about writing him off, more about fulfilling potential.
Goalkeepers mature later than other players as you allude to, however as per my post, I do wonder whether he will be prem class. Just surmising. [emoji2]


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[Blue Valkyrie]

Next summer the 3rd keeper place will be between Steele, Walton and Sanchez.

Maybe Sanchez will go out on loan, and I reckon 1 of the other 2 will leave. £4 million looks a very handy price for Walton if we reckon Sanchez will be the better longer term bet.

 

[macbeth]

Would take that as long as there is some sell-on clauses and whatnot inserted.


EDIT:

I think Walton is very likely to be sold in the summer Sanchez has more promise for me

Am I also right in thinking that Sanchez would count as homegrown despite being Spanish?

 

[AZ Gull]

Am I also right in thinking that Sanchez would count as homegrown despite being Spanish?

Yes.

 

[LamieRobertson]

Haven't watched him play much 'in the flesh' so to speak ..also not privy to how the club view matters, so

 

[blue-shifted]

I could see Walton going to a Championship club in the summer for about the fee suggested. It would be our first real glimpse of how the business model of the academy works, ie we hope to produce a genuine premier first team player every (realistically) couple of years, but in the mean time, we can fund the running of it by generating decent fees for the players who nearly make it.

 

[Simon Morgan]

Is he still at Wigan and playing regularly for them? Have been quite surprised at how much they've dipped in recent months.

 

[Dirk Lehmann's Python]

Remember how everyone decided he was our future number 1?

Now he's linked with a move away for a few million quid after an erratic season in the Championship and nobody is surprised or seemingly bothered.

Funny old game.

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[BASINGSTOKESEAGULL]

I think we’d be making a massive mistake in letting him go on a permanent, especially for £4 million. Think he’s a top keeper who will be a excellent player the older he gets, and he’s English!

Can’t believe people want him to go for a minimal fee, when was the last English player bought through from the academy?

 

[Eeyore]

Probably gutter talk but if he was worth £4m he would have talent enough to keep hold of. How has he been performing ?

 

[Eeyore]

I think we’d be making a massive mistake in letting him go on a permanent, especially for £4 million. Think he’s a top keeper who will be a excellent player the older he gets, and he’s English!

Can’t believe people want him to go for a minimal fee, when was the last English player bought through from the academy?

Solly or Dunky, I guess.

 

[dazzer6666]

I’ll take £4m plus a good sell on clause. Still hellishly young for a keeper so not sure how anyone can already be writing him off already!!

18 months younger than England’s current first choice keeper.......

 

[OzMike]

Sporting Life say he is at Charlton ?
Nathan Jones will know him well I expect and will already have forged a relationship so he will go to Stoke if anywhere.

 

[albionalex]

Remember how everyone decided he was our future number 1?

Now he's linked with a move away for a few million quid after an erratic season in the Championship and nobody is surprised or seemingly bothered.

Funny old game.

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This.

Why would we sell him? £4million is small change to us these days. Keep loaning him out until it's clear we don't need him.

 

[HastingsSeagull]

Would need a big sell on clause to accept £4M. He's had a couple of seasons playing first team and should be starting at that level. There's also the British/English tax to include.

Also agree if that did happen it might be that we think Sanchez is the one with potential to be challenging Maty, and that we'd like an extra season before bringing that talented youngster in as the back-up rather than Steele and Button.

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

Sporting Life say he is at Charlton ?
Nathan Jones will know him well I expect and will already have forged a relationship so he will go to Stoke if anywhere.

Of course. Jones had him on loan at Luton, and wasn't happy that we recalled him when Maenpaa got injured ( at Lincoln in the FA Cup, I think ? ).