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30th August 2017
01:39pm BST

"The important thing again is to play. If Danny comes to Chelsea - (where) (Tiemoue) Bakayoko has cost £40million and Kante everybody loves - is he going to get a game with (Cesc) Fabregas as well? If I was Danny, I'd go somewhere where I would play personally."https://twitter.com/OptaJoe/status/902815994145595392 Wilkins is correct to say Drinkwater faces more competition for a starting place at Chelsea, but his advice goes against almost everything else he's ever said about transfers. Earlier this summer, the Proper Football Man hit out at Manchester United for signing Victor Lindelof from Benfica, rather than completing a deal for Michael Keane, who joined Everton from Burnley.
"Now, when we bring someone in from Europe, it always starts with a three. This guy has done nothing. Absolutely nothing. Yet Keane has played a season exceptionally well in the Premier League, but we're talking £25m. This guy's coming in at £32m, £33m, can he do it? We know Keane can, yet we're prepared to spend. It always starts with a three, or a four, or a five. No-one gets anything cheap from Europe because it's the Premier League."https://twitter.com/SportsJOE_UK/status/902852697518481408 Yet, when a "big" club attempt to sign a homegrown player, Wilkins tells them not to move. In the past few days, he has advised Evans to stay at West Brom, and now told Drinkwater to know his place and not be ambitious. We doubt either player will take Wilkins' advice on board, and just as well because he's completely contradicting himself. Make up your mind, mate. You can't moan when top Premier League clubs don't sign British and Irish players, and then advise homegrown players to stay at mid-table teams when they have a chance to join clubs in the Champions League. It's almost as if Ray is talking nonsense.
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