It could be a big year for Bournemouth midfielder in 2021

Bournemouth have a great crop of midfielders, but they have a very big talent among their squad who is one of the youngest players in the team. We have not seen that much of David Brooks in his two years at the Cherries, but the scene is set for him to dominate proceedings in 2021 if he can remain injury-free.

David Brooks ha lots to look forward to in 2021

Although he has been linked with Man Utd and more recently Sheffield United, it is more important than ever for Bournemouth to retain the Welshman's signature as he develops his game and starts to excel even further. In a way, I think Bournemouth have been lucky that they have retained his services in the Championship, but it is also a good place for David to sharpen his skills even more. If he can lead defences a merry dance at the Championship level he will be more than ready to have an even bigger impact when he does get back to the Premier League. I have no doubt that he will play more games in the Premier League, whether with Bournemouth or another club.

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The Championship is gruelling though and it may well help to toughen Brooks up more. He has to develop the more physical side of his game, and I see it as a bonus that he is getting at least a season at this level again. He can showboat in the international when he gets to play with players that have time to play, but at Bournemouth, it is more of the games when there is hardly a second to think that I feel he will improve. In the Championship, opponents are in your faces and are trying their all to stop creative players.

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If clubs don't manage to pull Brooks away from Bournemouth in this next window, then his price will only increase. That has to be good for Bournemouth as well as Brooks. He will get a move to a big club eventually and Bournemouth will more than recoup his transfer fee. I'd like to think that Brooks feels he is still learning while at AFCB, and other young players may well see that he has decided to stay at our club when he might have looked to leave. It could signal to other new talents that Bournemouth is a good place to come, if you want to improve your skills and attract the attention of the bigger clubs.

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