“Is he needed at Bournemouth though?” – Cherries eye transfer move for Bristol City star: The verdict

This article is part of Football League World’s ‘The Verdict’ series, which provides personal opinions from the FLW writers regarding the latest breaking news, teams, players, managers, potential signings and more…

Bournemouth are eyeing up a summer move for Bristol City midfielder Han-Noah Massengo, as per a report from Bristol World. 

The report states that the Cherries face competition for the 20-year-old’s services, with French club Lyon also in pursuit of the Parisien-born midfielder.

A report from Football Insider has revolted that there is also Premier League interest in Massengo, with Leicester City and Southampton also monitoring his situation at Ashton Gate.

Massengo has appeared 29 times in the league this season for the Robins and is now just 10 games shy of hitting 100 for the Championship outfit.

Three of our writers here at FLW have shared their thoughts regarding this potential deal…

Simmey Hannifin-Donaldson

With his contract only having one year left come the summer, AFC Bournemouth are one of a long line of clubs to be linked with a move for Han-Noah Massengo this summer.

At 20 years old, he has been all-action in the Bristol City midfield so far this season, and although he is still somewhat raw and has a long way to go before becoming an accomplished player, you can see that the potential is there.

Is he needed at Bournemouth though? I’m on the fence.

If Bournemouth get promoted to the Premier League this season, for example, you do have to question just how much game time Massengo would get. I would certainly imagine it would be a lot less than he’s playing at Bristol City currently.

At this stage of his career, having played so much football at his age, I’m not sure the best thing for his