The Virgil Van Dijk Stays at Southampton Thread

A mistake.

 

Thank you for your advice on this matter.

Schneiderlin did exactly that, which you seem to still be ignoring. I'm not saying VVD will, but it's hardly beyond the realms of possibility, as you seem to be suggesting.

 

This is what I suspect too.

Still pretty sure he'll go this Summer.

 

He didn't have to sign the 6 year contract for the amount he agreed on!

 

How much extra did Raheem get?

 

You're right Skylarker, however your estimate/guess at 30k shows how lacking in knowledge big club fans are of us minnows. We're not that bleeding small

 

That's why he should sack his agent

 

I didn't look at his wage. I saw somewhere your average wage was 30k? (sorry but I don't even really keep tabs on most of Liverpools players wages, let alone other teams) so I just went with that.

That's minor anyway as the point I was making still stands

If you got offered a 250% payrise to do exactly the same somewhere else, and with more chance of success, you'd do what was needed to get the job. These guys aren't any different.

Who knows what will happen but I'd be surprised if he stayed. I'd also be surprised if Liverpool signed him.

 

Not sure, but we got top dollar for a **** player!

 

I did start my post saying you're right.

 

I didn't say you didn't.

 

Another thing you took from us

 

If skylarker keeps posting, I'm all for selling vvd to Everton to be honest.

 

Sterling??

 

I don't want him for 70mil anyway. I think we'd get just as good for far less.

 

Learning how to sell overhyped players for top prices

 

It is way down on our average wage. Of course, we do have quite a few academy graduates in our first team squad. Probably more than many, so that drops our average. I believe that VVD is on 80-85K+ a week. One of the reasons why Jose got all shirty, I'm informed, 'cause he was on a bit less. Most of the first-teamers are on indecent money.

 

Wanyama and Mane did the same so not exactly unusual with Saints.

 

Has Beddy been teaching you maths? 80k - 150/200k isn't a 250% increase.

 

Might not be that simple. Perhaps he get that 4 million (or close to it) in a loyalty bonus if sold next year without handing in a transfer request.
And who knows how much he would lose handing in a request to get out this summer

Or perhaps it is up to the buying club in the future to bridge the gap for this "lost" 4 million when the transfer goes through in either sign on fee or a higher wage at the new club.

Saints are under no obligation to bump his money up to keep him to a contract he has already signed up to.