I thought that it was time for us to buy "now players" , players with Premiership experience who can immediately improve the squad.
Our squad is already very good and has shown it is close to winning the Premier League.
All it needs is a couple of high-quality additions but the signing of a League One youngster does not exactly fill me with confidence.
Charlton´s Carl Jenkinson may well be another highly-rated youngster. He can play at right back or left back.
England-born he has chosen to represent Finland, the country of his mother.
England-born he has chosen to represent Finland, the country of his mother.
My only worry is that at 19 he has played just 8 times for the League One side.
He was playing on loan at Conference side Eastbourne as recently as December.
He was playing on loan at Conference side Eastbourne as recently as December.
It is reported that he could cost up to £2m (not exactly cheap) in compensation so let us hope that he can fit in our plans sooner rather than later.
