What happened to the £15 million release clause?
It wasn't met, but he made it obvious he wanted out and I suspect they decided to take the money now so they had plenty of time to sort a replacement.
What happened to the £15 million release clause?
What happened to the £15 million release clause?
Aston Villa have signed striker Ross McCormack from Fulham for £12m.
Burnley are tracking Standard Liege midfielder Steve Defour. Good move.
Kasper Schmeichel has agreed a new five-year deal to stay at Leicester City.
It wasn't met, but he made it obvious he wanted out and I suspect they decided to take the money now so they had plenty of time to sort a replacement.

Accrington Stanley look to have pulled off a bit of a coup by signing Chris Eagles.
On a completely unrelated topic, do you know what's going on at the Fox & Coney, doesn't seem to have been open recently and I've just noticed a skip outside, is someone else having a go?
I don't live in the village anymore, but a quick chat with my mate has revealed that somebody new is coming in and enterprise have (in a shock move) paid for some renovations. When I had it they refused to update the hotel rooms, which was a shame because some of them are quite nice. Looks like they're doing it now. Should be open later this month.
Is that the lad who played for us?Bury have signed former Blackburn Rovers striker Chris Brown on a one-year deal.