bavlondon wrote:SouthCoastShankly wrote:BBC Sport
It seems the deal will all rest on whether we get Alves or not. I can't see Rafa loaning or selling his only proper cover for right back until he has a better replacement.
Good point. Although havent we supposedly got a gentlemans agreement with Birmingham for Pennant should our bid for Alves fail.
I think the difference is that Alves is sometimes classed as a defender and other times as a midfielder. So I guess he is more of a right sided utility player whereas Pennant would be a pure right winger