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Nathan Bliss

How good is David Brooks amid Man Utd transfer rumours? We asked Football Manager

Manchester United's summer recruitment strategy is all about bringing in young British talent, which is why the likes of Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Max Aarons and Sean Longstaff have all been linked with United over the last few weeks.

The latest British talent to be linked with a move to Old Trafford is 21-year-old David Brooks, who impressed with his performances for Bournemouth in the Premier League last season.

The former Sheffield United player would become the second Welsh signing for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer this summer, after forward Daniel James joined from Swansea.

But, the two players have completed different profiles.

So, how good is Brooks?

And, what are his best attributes?

We used Football Manager 2019 to find out.

David Brooks - Bournemouth

Current ability: 136/200

Potential ability: 150/200

Positions: AMC/AML/RM/CM/ST

Age: 21

Best attributes: Flair (18), pace (16), agility (16), dribbling (16), technique (15), off the ball (15), vision (15), work rate (15), acceleration (15), balance (15), finishing (14), first touch (14), passing (14), anticipation (14).

(Football Manager 2019)

Brooks is a really interesting player, as his Football Manager 2019 profile shows.

His technical ability is fantastic, with high dribbling, passing, finishing and first touch attributes.

And, when you add this to his high vision, decisions and flair attributes, it makes him a very creative and unpredictable talent, but one who can also finish well, which is rare in the modern game.

He's also a quick player, who has high work rate and movement off the ball too, so he's got loads of positive attributes.

However, Football Manager 2019 suggests that he would be a liability for United defensively, with really poor marking, tackling, concentration, aggression and defensive positioning attributes, but that's something he could improve over time.

His current ability of 136 out of 200 on Football Manager 2019 put him on exactly the same level as United midfielder Andreas Pereira (136), and we know how exciting a talent he is.

His potential ability is 150 out of 200, which would make him as good as the likes of Ander Herrera (150) and much better than Fred (143), so there's plenty of room for him to grow into a United regular.

Football Manager 2019 suggests that Brooks would be a great signing for United, they would be getting an exciting British talent who has all the attributes to become a very good player for Solskjaer's side.

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