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redshade » Tue Sep 08, 2020 2:13 pm wrote:So apparently we maybe selling him?

https://www.thisisanfield.com/2020/09/l ... y-low-fee/

Initially sounded like BS to me but Sky Sports News (and other outlets like the Guardian) are saying that we would be prepared to sell him just as long as a low buyback clause was included in any deal.
Disappointing if true.

Great at finding space in dangerous areas, cool when in goal scoring positions, works hard, and has good aggression. But his build up play last season looked poor even by Championship standards. When Lewandowski joined Dortmund, Klopp played him as a 10 at first to improve his all round game. Brewster could do with something similar but realistically where is he going to get that sort of opportunity. Serious injuries have slowed his career down but realistically if at 20 Klopp is deeming Brewster not even good enough to be a backup to the front 3 then the likelihood is that he never will be.

Surprised he is up for sale myself as he hasn't been given a proper chance. I would sell Origi first as he has had 6 years and still not good enough.

So if we're agreed that we're selling him too soon it appears that Klopp needs to sell before he can buy...

Reg » Wed Sep 09, 2020 1:55 am wrote:So if we're agreed that we're selling him too soon it appears that Klopp needs to sell before he can buy...

Or maybe Klopp, a world class manager who has worked first hand with Brewster over the last couple of years, is in a better place to make an assessment on Brewster and what to do with him.

True, he was more than happy to give Trent a shot

To be fair very few young lads go on to become first team regulars, we’ve had a handful over the years who have successfully made the transition into the first team (Fowler, Owen, McManaman, Gerrard, Carragher, Sterling etc) but when you look at the number of players we’ve let go in that same time period it’s a tiny percentage that actually go on to make it.
It’s probably 1 in a 100, maybe even 1 in 200, how many lads have gone through the academy between Sterling and Trent breaking through?
Brewster did seem to have a lot of promise (junior World Cup winner, scoring hat trick against Brazil in semi’s and opening goal of final etc) but statistically speaking the odds back Jurgen up.

ycsatbjywtbiastkamb » Wed Sep 09, 2020 11:32 am wrote:To be fair very few young lads go on to become first team regulars, we’ve had a handful over the years who have successfully made the transition into the first team (Fowler, Owen, McManaman, Gerrard, Carragher, Sterling etc) but when you look at the number of players we’ve let go in that same time period it’s a tiny percentage that actually go on to make it.
It’s probably 1 in a 100, maybe even 1 in 200, how many lads have gone through the academy between Sterling and Trent breaking through?
Brewster did seem to have a lot of promise (junior World Cup winner, scoring hat trick against Brazil in semi’s and opening goal of final etc) but statistically speaking the odds back Jurgen up.

The players you mentioned not only made the transition to the first team, I’d argue that they were world class players which makes that bar very high. Reality is more that they make a good living and play in the premiership for mid table teams, there are a lot more of those, Brewster is more likely one of those.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.outloo ... ted/361392

Like yakka mentioned in a different thread, he's officialy off to Sheffield for £23.5m. We've included a buy-back clause valid for 3 years and a 15% sell-on clause as well. Looks like a nice deal and I think it was probably the right move for everybody. Best of luck to him.

7_Kewell » Sat Jul 15, 2023 7:23 pm wrote:Whatever happened to this lad?

Was chatting to a mate who's a Blades fan and he reckons he's one of their worst ever signings.  And was hoping we'd activate the buy back clause.

He's scored 4 or 5 goals since his transfer. I remember when he was hailed as the next big thing.

Odd how it plays out for some promising lads. 

He did his knee and ankle in one go while playing for us. Seemingly the surgery didn't go well first time round and I think he ended up having 3-4 surgeries and 18 months out. Must have had an effect on him.