Nooooooooooooooo. We need far better quality !

If on a 'free' then OK but I'd sooner splash out and get in RLC at whatever Chelsea want for him. He exudes class and be the creative midfielder that our current captain is obviously not.

If beyond our means then a loan - but we desperately need midfield quality.

Lundstram on a free with decent wages is a good signing IMO.

He's not necessarily an improvement on the overall squad but I'd rather look at it as a younger, less injury-prone McCarthy replacement

Oh my Lombardo! Joking, surely.

I refer you to MOTD highlights last night. Get it up on BBC iplayer and watch from 36' 18" and you will see how committed this player is.

Firstly, loses a challenge in midfield, which is where the build-up for the 2nd goal begins.

Then, look at him ambling back, just watchingand strolling as the opponent with the ball surges towards the area.

Watch as he spectates all the following goalmouth incident, whilst in the area himself.

Watch him totally ball-watch as a player he could be covering gets behind without him even noticing/caring.

Watch as the ball finds him on the edge of the box, where he gives the ball away with a lazy, terrible attempt to pass the ball out.

As the ball balloons up, see how he makes absolutely no attempt to close the scorer down but stands there, with his arm raised for some unfathomable reason.

If I saw him play like that in a Palace shirt, I'd want him sacked.

Unprofessional.

I'm sorry but it is not understandable at all. Even if you know you're on your way, you are a professional and should act like it.

This attitude tells me to steer a million miles away from this player.

If he's not better than ours, he must have broken a leg or two. Surely for free, he can do a job?
The Gallagher ones make me laugh. Are we going to pay 30 mil for him? Loftus Cheek similar frankly but more realistic as at least we know him. Our usual two years to sign a player means we could try to get Loftus Cheek. And I say try, because we would need to haggle.
Lundstram would be a squad player for us. He may not be brilliant, but probably better than Luka and Reidewald. We could also get the Turkish midfielder we've been after for a year, then perhaps a youngster like Flynn Downes, maybe transfer, maybe loan.
That would drastically help our squad and not break the bank. It would also fit in with what we do.

Red and Blue Army!