This is the type of player we should be targeting.
The only player in Ligue 1 to get over 10 assists and goals last season.
His current club want £7.6m for him, absolute peanuts in this day and age.
Can play as a number ten, out wide or CM

He's a very good player, but if we were to sign anyone from Ligue 1 then it should be Marcus Coco.

I've suggested him on here during the last two windows (yeah I'm blowing my own trumpet) - he's a young pacy and direct winger who is both physical and skillful.

Over the last fortnight both Southampton and Huddersfield (Joey13's wet dream team) have been linked with a £10 million move for him.

I would love to see him as a claret

Changed the title for you.

It helps avoid confusion for those of us desperate for news!

Don't know him but sounds a million miles from what we need. A return of a lower level in a lower league than what our current strikers did in the Championship????

Doesn't fit the PPRPS re potential signings.

(Potteries Pre-retirement Plan Scheme)

Excellent player is Boudebouz, an absolute bargain at £7M. The doom mongers will be along shortly to say "little old Burnley cant compete with Real Betis"

Looks like the doom mongers have already posted.

I don't know who he is but I think we should sign him for his name alone. Think of the great songs available.

Bad Boys by Inner Circle being the obvious one.

JohnMcGreal wrote:I don't know who he is but I think we should sign him for his name alone. Think of the great songs available.

Bad Boys by Inner Circle being the obvious one.

And boys boys boys by sabrina on the screen (no volume required)

elwaclaret wrote:Don't know him but sounds a million miles from what we need. A return of a lower level in a lower league than what our current strikers did in the Championship????

Hes not a striker, hes an attacking midfielder so comparing his goal record with a strikers is a little stupid and unfair. Ligue 1 is a lower level than the Championship?

there are some cracking players in Ligue 1, pretty surprised we are never linked with anyone over there. Do we scout the French Leagues ?

Really really good player.

Pretty gutted we are not linked to a player of this quality at that price

Yeh few things more gutting than when you aren't linked with a player.

It's gone so quiet on the rumour front we're finding the most obscure names we can now to give us something to talk about.

Firthy wrote:It's gone so quiet on the rumour front we're finding the most obscure names we can now to give us something to talk about.

Its so quiet we are now making up our own rumours.

How did the OP manage to mis-spell this player's first AND second names?

Ryad Boudebouz

Do people watch a lot of French football or is he just good on Football Manager?

I watch a fair bit, all major leagues televised over here

Apologies for the spelling. I quickly saw the player linked with real Betis whilst on the train and tried my best.

HAMMERS TARGET MOVING ON

West Ham United transfer target Ryad Boudebouz is set to sign for Real Betis in the next few days, according to L'Equipe.

Allowed to leave Montpellier, the Algerian international will cost the La Liga side €8.5m (£7.6m).

peanuts in today's market

A lot of French football is shockingly bad. It's definitely a worse spectacle than the Championship.

He looked promising when he started out at Sochaux but his level stagnated. Sochaux have a long record of producing (and selling) their own players. They sold him to Bastia for a reported €1m in 2013. He wasn't brilliant at Bastia and was sold because they had to get money in quick to avoid being relegated for financial reasons. He joined Montpellier for under €2m in 2015.

He had by far his best season in 2016/17 and as Montpellier are a selling club he was allowed to leave.

To be honest, I'm not sure whether he is better than what we already have.

Signed for Betis for £6.3m

I identified both this guy and Steve Mounie both from Montpellier around January to my mates as the sort of players we should be scouting at the very least. Yes we may have done, I don't know ????.
One has turned up up in the top English division for around £11 million this summer, and the other has signed to a middle order La Liga side for around £7million, not out of our price range by any means, and both of which have the potential to be improved and sold on for a profit at a later stage !!!!!