Didn't make the U21 squad for the Euros this month.

Not saying that the coach is right, but still...he considered Jonathan Bamba, Ikone, Reine-Adelaide, Marcus Thuram and even Romain del Castillo to be better than Alain Saint Maximin.

None of those have a 25- 30 million price tag (except maybe for Bamba cause he qualified to the Champions League with Lille, but he was free just 1 year ago!). So...is he worth it?

Think the rumour has come from him playing similarly in style to Zaha, albeit with a lot less end product. From his highlight reel looks exciting but probably rough round the edges- may come good may not. If other youngsters better then him and cheaper, deffs would hope we would be all over that

There are even players of 23 years at the Euros. They had to be below 21 when the qualifications started. And ASM was in France's squad in the qualifiers. The coach just decided that the 4 wingers he picked are better than him.

Not saying that coaches are always right, far from me, I always say most are a bunch of unqualified pharesees. Just that there's a big difference in how much Reine Adelaide costs for example and 25 million! Honestly, I'd rather have Reine Adelaide or Jonathan Bamba from the France U21 squad, more agile and with a longer future in football in my opinion. ASM is kind of like Adama Traore from Wolves, he might break the PL on short while, but will never actually be worth the sum in the long term

To be honest I've only seen the YouTube clips in which he looks similar to Bolasie and Zaha before they matured. You may be right that there is better for less, but prices seem to have really shot up in the last 12 months. I would actually have liked Traore at Palace, albeit in an impact sub role like he typically has at Wolves. The way the market is if ASM came here and played well he would be a 50m player by next summer. Of course it could very easily go the other way. I think even more important for the club than the fee would be what wages he would command.

you mean we will be playing on Saturdays that would make a change

If Wilf has to go 50m clear and Reiss Nelson is a good shout.

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