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da dobrowin： Wolves sporting director Kevin Thelwell has commented on the situation surrounding young midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White by claiming that a loan move wouldn’t be right for him this season.
What’s he said?
Speaking at the recent fans parliament, Thelwell was questioned about the plans regarding their talented development squad ahead of January with the 45-year-old also talking about Gibbs-White, who is one of their only success stories to date.
He claimed that there could be several emerging prospects that could benefit from a loan move in the upcoming transfer window, but the 19-year-old is not one of them.
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Currently, the midfield starlet has been battling injury, although, that hasn’t taken away from the fact that he’s played just 120 minutes in the Premier League this season with the bulk of his appearances coming in their Europa League campaign – 63.5% to be precise, per Transfermarkt.
Thelwell said:
“We see him as a very, young player who will add more game time this season with us in Europe. I don’t think he has stalled at all. He’s in the right place with Nuno. He’s a top talent and going to be a fantastic player.”
Career in jeopardy?
The England U21 international has played 63 matches for the Wolves senior side since making his debut in January 2017, but just nine of those appearances have come this season.
Therefore, to say that he hasn’t ‘stalled’ is a little too premature as he’s clearly not been involved as much as he used to be regardless of being out injured right now – he’s been named on the bench in the Premier League six times without featuring.
By not playing, the youngster’s progression as a footballer will only be hindered long-term as he’s not getting valuable game time at the level in which Wolves are competing.
A loan move could do him a world of good, and if his performances gain some traction, he could easily return and become a regular in Nuno Santo’s future plans.
It would be a wise decision because he isn’t going to break into that long-term vision by not playing – he currently can’t prove anything to his manager as to why he should actually be involved other than when on the training pitch.
Gibbs-White won’t be short of suitable teams either considering he’s the sort of character that puts himself forward for captaincy on the international stage.