Quote Originally Posted by ex_pat_magpie View Post
It just seems a shame to lose this lad because at the moment Everton appear to be a "bigger" club than us.

You would never imagine a situation like this under the KK era, first session or under Sir Bobby. No player then would entertain it.

I wondered at his age what the rules were and could we have inserted a buy back clause as the big four cover themselves with before they allow a possible future talent to move on, usually in their cases because of the numbers on their books. i.e. they can't keep them all and some will prosper and others fall by the wayside.
It's a massive shame but at the minute - I really hope it'll change - Everton are bring players through their academy and there also challenging at the top end of the prem.

In regards to rules and inserted buy back clauses - we can do nothing. He's not signed a professional contract so all that is being negotiated is our compensation.

Massive massive shame.