SAINTS have announced the capture of striker Adam Armstrong from Blackburn Rovers on a four-year deal. Armstrong follows Chelsea youngster Armando Broja through the door, who joined on a loan basis, to seal two forwards in one day ahead of the upcoming Premier League season. The 24-year-old comes with a reputation for prolific goal scoring in the Championship, but will face a task to bring that to the top-flight and lead Saints up the table. With bags of pace and promise, we detail exactly what you need to know about Armstrong and what some of his former managers and teammates have said. His Barnsley manager
Paul Heckingbottom said: “Nobody works harder. We are doing lots of things with him, watching videos to try and open his eyes to different types of goals he needs to score. We have jumped up a league, he has jumped up a league, and he doesn’t just want to be an impact player. He wants to score different types of goals, and is definitely a player people will try and target and try to stop.”
Current Blackburn manager
Tony Mowbray said: “I think he’s an amazing player, and if he had three years left no-one would be getting him for less than £25m, those sort of numbers, yet he hasn’t. But you have to pay the price. Adam knocks on my door every day and let me put on record he’s a fantastic kid, there should be no criticism of him, he trains every day and does his best.”
Finally, Wayne Rooney singled Armstrong out for praise during an England camp and the young striker himself said
Adam Armstrong said: “I played against him (Rooney) at Old Trafford and he said he liked the way that I always got across the defenders. He said that the Manchester United team had watched me in the clips before the game – that was a massive confidence booster for me to have someone like that say that. He came into our meeting and answered questions from all the lads and then I managed to speak with him one-on-one.”
