WITH the majority of Town’s squad enjoying a mid-season break under the sun in Tenerife, it’s been talk of possible departures and the Asian Cup making the headlines.

Every Town fan knew that eventually clubs outside League One would finally spot our most talented players, and come snooping around at the end of January.

With Massimo Luongo in contention for winning player of the tournament at the Asian Cup, there’s no surprise that Wolves, Brentford and Spanish La Liga side Sevilla have taken a serious interest in our Aussie midfielder.

Luongo is destined to play in the Premier League, no doubt, but his next career move will be a decisive one for the 22-year-old.

I hope Mass and his agent aim much higher than Brentford – that’s nothing against the Bees.

Despite their current success, he needs to be looking towards a club that has serious promotion credentials.

Hopefully Town and the player can come to an agreement that he’s free to move on in the summer, but stays for the rest of this season and helps the club that gave him that platform to perform by pushing us towards the dream of promotion.

Another player linked with a move away has been Nathan Thompson, with reported interest from Bolton Wanderers.

Thompson isn’t just the captain of our club, but one of the vital cogs in Mark Cooper’s machine.

If you watch him during any game, he is constantly helping both young defenders Jordan Turnbull and Jack Stephens, and is not afraid to tell anyone on the team if they are not pulling their weight.

If I had no choice but to sell either Luongo or Nathan on transfer deadline day, I’d have to sell Luongo.

Don’t get me wrong, he is one of the best midfielders I’ve ever seen at Swindon Town.

But nothing in football beats having a talented homegrown player captaining the side he supports every week.