Though it’s yet to be confirmed, all of the signs are pointing to Leganes’ Martin Braithwaite being the emergency signing to cover for Ousmane Dembele’s absence.
Sharp intake of breath time.
Given the circumstances, I guess the board are stuck between a rock and a hard place in terms of trying to get value for money and quality at the same time, but there has to be better options surely?
The Dane has six goals in 24 La Liga appearances (three as sub) this season, which is hardly going to fill the opposition with dread.
By contrast, Angel Rodriguez of Getafe has 10 and, as he showed at Camp Nou last weekend, is a threat in and around the box.