BROOKS COULD BE THE NEXT BIG THING…

TALENT: David Brooks

PAYING £197m for a global superstar is all well and good, but sometimes talent is right under your own nose.
Remember Wilfried Zaha’s remarkable breakout season in 2010-11? Or Danny Ings’ unexpected emergence as a goalmachine as Burnley clinched promotion in 2014?
This year, that player could be David Brooks. Sparingly played by Sheffield United last term, the 20-year-old midfielder was all set to join Chesterfield on loan as part of the deal that brought Ched Evans back to Bramall Lane.
Then, in May, he was called up to England’s squad for th...

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