
Originally Posted by
MikeSB
I'm not sure I'm reading this right but if his contract is up in a few months then I cannot see we can demand a susbstantial transfer fee of the sort being mentioned and why would anyone pay that sort of fee outside of the PL? Also what is stopping agents having a quiet word advising a big sign on fee if they just hang on to the summer? OK that is a risk they won't get the player and why a smaller transfer fee would be probably be better for both clubs. Why didn't he sign an extension or are they all following a new trend?