The Cullen at Anderlecht sub plot has been one of the more interesting stories in Irish football in recent seasons, and fair play to him, it was not a given at all that he would go there & ace it. Liam Kelly from a very similar profile club apps wise, to a similar stature of club in Holland didn't.
It remains to be seen how this will translate re how he is viewed in the English game and what level of option it has opened up for him but a scan of the various footballers wages sites has him around the £6 to £8k mark, the same sites for example have him earning about 60 to 75% less than Hendrick / Hourihane. Think about that. He has ten years left if he is lucky, and I would expect him to address the earnings gap which the Belgian move was a stepping stone towards surely. I hope he is deemed worth a stable mid table club starting spot but if a yo yo / parachute payment contract is what comes his way, I can see him taking it & wouldn't blame him one bit. Anderlecht will be in European competition but not for long, they will get their ass handed to them well before Christmas and the extra multi thousands a week elsewhere will decide this above any brief European campaign.
Unless Anderlecht make him a top earner, not just at the club but in that country, which would be great to see.
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