QuoteThink it's a good move for him. They seem very patient with new signings. Both Collins and Flekken had ropey starts and they continued to play them.Originally Posted by seanfhear
didn't he only have 12 months left on his contract? I think its a decent price with that in mind.
I like high energy football. A little bit rock and roll. Many finishes instead of waiting for the perfect one.
Think it's a good move for him. They seem very patient with new signings. Both Collins and Flekken had ropey starts and they continued to play them.
Yes ~ ~ And every player can do with some lucky breaks when joining a new club.
Dont be letting logic get in the way of a good conspiracy theory, you know better than that !!
Its really not that complicated!!!
I kinda think both are true. The fee was surprisingly low. That was in part reflected by the fact he had a year left on his deal. Saying that, given the number of teams allegedly interested in him, I certainly would have expected the fee to rise. Liverpool got the same initial fee for Danny Ward about 5 years ago who also had a year left on his deal.
Liverpool for example paid £35m (raising to £40m) for Alex Oxlade Chamberlain 8 years ago with 10 months left on his contract. Two summers ago, United paid £55m for Mount (rising to £60m) with a year left on his contract.
Honestly if you’d have asked me to guess the fee in advance, I’d have said probably £20-25m with either a sell on clause or another £5-10m in add ons. (There were rumours of Chelsea paying £40m which always felt very high).
Chelsea would probably by me, or any foot.ie poster for around £20 million !
Easy to forget he's only ever played 25 league games in his career. I think they done well to get that sort of fee for a still largely inexperienced goalkeeper given he had one year left on his contract and isn't exactly a kid anymore.
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Shouldn't matter what the fee is anyway. It's how he plays in the coming season that matters. (I'm assuming he's going straight in as first choice of course)
If hes not guaranteed to be 1st choice going into the start of the season he might as well just pack up his gloves
Its really not that complicated!!!
Oh completely agree (within the bounds of acceptable hyperbole) - but don't want to be accused of jinxing things!
“World Cup qualification trump card.”
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