holdsteady
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Didn't stop the likes of Lundstrum, Ledson, Brannagan or Woodburn stepping down to league 1 or lower. Clubs like Chelsea have dozens of young prospects who struggle to make the step up into the first team. Mourinho, despite being one of the worlds most esteemed coaches (in your words), was one of the biggest blocks to youth development. McEachran is a player who has spent half his career being bounced from one loan to another without ever really settling. He made the move to Brentford to kick start his career but had a couple of injuries which cost him a prolonged run in the side. I've no doubt that his wages were fairly high so Brentford would want to cut their losses and not offer a new deal. But he is still a player who could be successful in league 1 or the Championship and whilst I think he'll sign for Birmingham, he could do s lot worse than to come to his home club and a manager who will help him regain his confidence and get back to the player that was so highly valued a few years ago.
None of those players were 26 though. Hopefully he signs, him and Brannigan would be the best centre midfield partnership in the league, but it’s very unlikely, he will go to a championship club.