Its the same as buying a £5m player and paying him 35k over 3 years. He's better than a £5m player. Still, at least we aren't signing the upsons of this world!
Spot on. Somebody from Leicester wouldn't understand that 70K would just about get you a decent meal out in London.
Apparently we're in talks with him now... http://www.caughtoffside.com/2014/0...talks-over-free-transfer-for-ligue-1-hot-shot
hmm, he's been banded about for a while with no takers and that's a lot of money. Regardless of the lack of a fee I worry about how we can justify it and will he not just be signing for whoever offers him the most cash? Bosingwa looked a good deal too...