The Sun has reported that David Brooks will be offered a huge pay rise to keep him at the club with mounting interest from Manchester United and Tottenham. It is unusual for Bournemouth to have this kind of interest in their players and Bournemouth may be forced to increase the young Welshman's wages to keep him settled on the south coast.
David Brooks may not himself feel ready yet to go to such a top club, even if Ryan Giggs is keen to get the player to Manchester. The environment in which Brooks develops his game in the next two to three years is going to be massively important for him and for Wales. While Giggs would no doubt be telling him what he could have at Manchester United, Brooks should know that United are an unsettled club that are struggling to get their youth players coming through. That could be changing with Mourinho now out of the way, but Eddie Howe has already been taking Brooks' game on and that kind of trust and understanding is the kind of development that Brooks surely left Sheffield United for.
The temptation to cash in on Brooks would be too soon for Bournemouth. We have seen what he can do already and in 12 months time he could be even better equipped to take Premier League sides apart.
Transfer News: Chris Mepham of Brentford could be AFCB's next signing in the January window, says the Sun.
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While Bournemouth have to be careful with their pay structure, David Brooks is a player that has already shown how much of an asset he can be in the Premier League and is probably among the favourites to be the Cherries' player of the season. But does that mean Bournemouth should bump up his wages, while others may be disappointed that there salaries don't go up? It will be a matter of internal decision-making. However, I can't see Bournemouth being happy to just let a Man United or Tottenham come in for the player and snatch him away because they can offer bigger wages.
David Brooks may not himself feel ready yet to go to such a top club, even if Ryan Giggs is keen to get the player to Manchester. The environment in which Brooks develops his game in the next two to three years is going to be massively important for him and for Wales. While Giggs would no doubt be telling him what he could have at Manchester United, Brooks should know that United are an unsettled club that are struggling to get their youth players coming through. That could be changing with Mourinho now out of the way, but Eddie Howe has already been taking Brooks' game on and that kind of trust and understanding is the kind of development that Brooks surely left Sheffield United for.
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The temptation to cash in on Brooks would be too soon for Bournemouth. We have seen what he can do already and in 12 months time he could be even better equipped to take Premier League sides apart.
Transfer News: Chris Mepham of Brentford could be AFCB's next signing in the January window, says the Sun.
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