02 Jul 2021 16:47:22
First Mata, now Lee Grant new contract.

Amazing to see the club securing the futures of such key players.

Fingers crossed fred the red and albert the kit man are tied down soon as well.

1.) 02 Jul 2021
02 Jul 2021 17:48:06
Means one of Ddg or Henderson may be about to leave.

{Ed014's Note - both more likely

2.) 02 Jul 2021
02 Jul 2021 18:20:34
Do you believe there is a chance both will leave? Isn't it too progressive for our club?

3.) 02 Jul 2021
02 Jul 2021 20:16:49
ED014,

With Tom Heaton signing, it does make you think about the futures of DDG and Henderson. I thought he would be 3rd choice, clearly not.

{Ed014's Note - I’ve said before I’m not convinced by either and Heaton would be ideal backup to Oblak whilst making some money from both Ddg and Henderson, both sellable assets.

4.) 02 Jul 2021
02 Jul 2021 20:35:14
So that looks like Heaton as second choice, and Grant as third.

Means that it's almost certain one of DDG or Henderson will leave this summer either permanently or on loan.

While I definitely think it's worth giving Henderson a run before a final decision about whether he is good enough of not. The reality is it will be though to move DDG on.

I am struggling now to see where he could go. PSG have just signed Donnarumma, while AC Milan replaced him with Maignan (an excellent player btw) . Bayern have Neuer, Real have Courtois, Barcelona have Ter-Stegen, Atletico have Oblak. All now better keepers than DDG.

Inter have Handanovic, Roma are looking to sign Patricio. In England City and Liverpool have better keepers in Ederson and Alisson. Arsenal are looking at Onana and in honesty couldn't afford him. Spurs and Leicester have keepers who are on par and would probably struggle to afford him. Chelsea I don't think would go anywhere near him. While Kepa and Mendy are arguably at a similar level to DDG currently.

The only top side who I think could afford him AND he is currently better than their current No.1 is Juventus.

Literally every other top side has either a keeper as good as him or better.

That makes it a tough sell.

5.) 02 Jul 2021
02 Jul 2021 21:31:58
I honestly don't know what people see in Alisson. He had so much blunders this season. He isn't any better than DDG tbh.

Anyway, if we are playing this game, perhaps if we buy Oblak, DDG could go to Atletico, and I supose Henderson would find buyers.
Other than that, Inter is looking for a Handanovic replacement soon (or so I have read somewhere), but I doubt they have the money.

6.) 03 Jul 2021
02 Jul 2021 23:12:41
Allison had a difficult year Trololo but even in this year he saved them a lot of times but made a lot of mistakes. Mistakes can happen but he is still a top class keeper and way better than Henderson and De Geas current ability.

7.) 03 Jul 2021
03 Jul 2021 07:22:53
So who is to say he won't keep making those mistakes? Perhaps he just looked very good while they had VVD defending him? Perhaps DDG would look much better if he had better defensive line up in front of him?
I honestly don't think he is a top level keeper, but then again, that is just my opinion.

8.) 03 Jul 2021
03 Jul 2021 09:14:32
Totally agree on Allison, if ddg had a season like him we'd be saying get rid, oh we are I forgot.