But but but, we need to replace the 6th choice winger we've just sent out on loan to scunny... Barmy.
Can never have too many guys signed for the development squad who will never get near the first team.
Perhaps We're looking at moving other players on in January and see this lad as a replacement for one of them? Perhaps we're not interested in him at all and this is his agent trying to get him a better deal elsewhere?
He's dubbed the new Stephen Dawson apparently. Oh hang on, Dawson isn't a winger. Maybe he's the new Jacob Mellis.