Originally Posted by
Shadrack the Red
Its a gamble which ever way the club play it but any contract extension strengthens the hand of both the player and the club regarding any deal with a potential suitor & even if his deal is for 5 years ( only an example ) there is still no reason they cannot sell this january if they want , the only thing it does is help push the price up for the club & the deal for the lad himself , if he is financially sound with our deal then the buying club will have to offer him a better package , for me signing a deal is sound sense for both us and him , what is not smart is letting him run down his current deal & rely on a pittance from a tribunal .