I think I’m missing something with McCallum. There’s no doubt he has potential and his improvement from last season is significant and impressive, but is he really that special to be linked with a Premier league move after half a season of regular first team games?
That isn’t a criticism of him; I rate him and I absolutely think he has potential to play higher than L1, but I wouldn’t put him in the Maddison or Bayliss (or even Armstrong) category, where it was evident almost immediately they were going places.
I’d be disappointed to see him go, as it’s always good to watch players improve and develop with us, but if he does then silver linings are Mason (who is on par at this point in time anyway) and the financial gain.