"Bill Kenwright, the Everton chairman, led negotiations with the Scottish champions and, while the fee is officially undisclosed, it is understood to be about £11 million inclusive of add-ons."
Do you honestly believe the sevco high command got 12m up front in the window and didnt spend a few hundred k on Souttar? dont be absurd, they got 7m tops and its not really up front in a wunner
Frimpong was established for a club who have an exceptional track record of producing top players and went for 11m + add ons, Patterson has went for significantly less because Sevco have no track record.
7m for a 20yo international is a steal in this day and age and will likely prove to be good value in the long run if he makes natural progression over next few years, I still think Sevco could have got 20m+ if they played him for a couple of years. Tierney went for 25m + add ons at 22.
Patterson was the only option they had to sell as no offers for anyone else, and they did it because short term he wasnt a first choice due to the Journeyman Taverniers set pieces. It was a poor decision long term.