Difficult to know exactly because European clubs calculate fees differently, to satisfy their fans as much as possible. I think it was Michael Bailey who said it really comes down to around £8.5m, the same as we paid for Rashica when Bremen were calling it €11m (£9.4m). The recent delay has been over the sell on percentage, but we won't know that for a while. Suddenly it's all happened so quickly.You must log in or register to see media
Potential fee of £11.4m would surely be a club record. £9.3m up front might already be.
Pinkun have the sell-on at 17.5%, sounds like we split the difference there.Difficult to know exactly because European clubs calculate fees differently, to satisfy their fans as much as possible. I think it was Michael Bailey who said it really comes down to around £8.5m, the same as we paid for Rashica when Bremen were calling it €11m (£9.4m). The recent delay has been over the sell on percentage, but we won't know that for a while. Suddenly it's all happened so quickly.
Am I the only one who thinks Hugill being edged out seems weirdly harsh?
I thought he worked hard as a bit part player last year, minimal fuss, and offered a genuinely different style and threat. He played most games last season and averaged, by minutes, a goal every 170 minutes, which is roughly 1 in 2 matches.
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Not surprised they didn't put the 3rd kit behind him too...
24 is a bit of a surprise I guess, given that was Josh Martin's number last season and he's only out on loan. 12,15,16 all available. He was 19 at Bremen (Sorensen's number here).
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Not surprised they didn't put the 3rd kit behind him too...
24 is a bit of a surprise I guess, given that was Josh Martin's number last season and he's only out on loan. 12,15,16 all available. He was 19 at Bremen (Sorensen's number here).
Am I the only one who thinks Hugill being edged out seems weirdly harsh?
I thought he worked hard as a bit part player last year, minimal fuss, and offered a genuinely different style and threat. He played most games last season and averaged, by minutes, a goal every 170 minutes, which is roughly 1 in 2 matches.
I think it will be better for him, Rob. Yes, he seems to have been a real plus in the dressing room, but on the pitch he nearly always looked a bit of a square peg in a round hole. I could see him going to a club like Middlesbrough or Cardiff: the more direct style of their managers would suit him. I could see him getting lots of goals
at either of those clubs.
What’s your Gozo connection?
I moved here just before the Brexit deadline. I lived in Malta long ago - I remember watching us lose at home to Reading on Maltese TV, the match which I think confirmed our relegation to the third tier - but left not long after that. I've had several incarnations on here - Lisbon, Vietnam, Singapore - but, all being well, Gozo will be the last one since I'm now retired.
Do you have any links with Gozo? It seems a few people on here have.