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Alonso is slow. From what I've seen of him he looks like he can read the game. If we got him and Sugurdsson we might of done a bit of a Dortmond.

You might be right there, but Rasmus is more of a mobile player than Alonso.

Xabi always seemed to be at the right place at the right time (often close to the center cricle), but Rasmus is more all over the place with less discipline IMO. That can prove lethal if he isn't fast enough to recapture lost ground before it's too late.

I don't have the answer here, but think he might have hit his peak in the Dutch league.

Might be worth a chance but not for much more than £ 5-6 M I think!

If we got him, and he had Lucas around him doing the running, just like Sissoko and Mach dd for Alonso, then he might not have to move around so much.

In an ideal world I'd like us to get Javi Martenez, Michu, Luuk de Jong and a decent right winger.

But I would be well happy if we got Elm, Sigurdsson. And I still think we can get de Jong and a decent right winger.

Yeah, but remember Elm is more than a defensive midfielder. He often follows up in the attack play.

That can be very useful, but can also open up big holes for the opponents to discover on the counter attack!

Tell you what: I think he will fit better in with BR's way of playing the game than under for example KD (playing more of the old English up and down game). If we can start holding the ball for about 60-70 % of the match, I think Elm might work. But only as a low budget alternative to the likes of Xabi Alonso et. al.

Ok, maybe we should be going for Strootman them. Or what do you think of Vurnon Anita?

Strootman could prove to be quite handy, but Anita I don't know that much about.