He'd need to maintain it for an entire season in order to get a big move, but it is clear he is a very good player. Strength on the ball, dribbling, ball control, tackling, passing all at a very good level.
The wage bill in the last accounts highlights we must be paying a lot of players a lot more than £40k p/w.
Some of our youth academy products have been reportedly been on more than that.
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That isn't really relevant, as him moving to Wolves (regardless of being contracted to Sporting Lisbon or not) shows players can sign for a new club whilst at the World Cup.
Hey Boss! This doesn't really hold water when other players have been transferred whilst at the World Cup. For example... Rui Patricio to Wolves on 18th June
On 18th August 2017 he signed a new 2 year contract, why would a player with a recently signed 2 year contract not be played due to his contract situation for the rest of the 2017/18 season?
His contract expires on 30th June 2019. Would that impact on his playing time in 2017/18? Perhaps it might if he was still at Celtic in the 2018/19 season, but at the start of last season he had 2 years left on his contract. Injuries more likely to be the cause of his limited game time last season.
Mawson is only 1 inch taller than Gibson, that is hardly a huge gap in height.
What makes you think Gibson is not a leader or vocal? He is Middlesbrough's captain and knows how to point...