Southampton continuing inflated prices policy over Rodriguez
Southampton are continuing their successful transfer policy of last summer. They have had an excallent season which may result in European football next season. Now before ant Saints fans have a pop, I applaud the club over the policy, it worked.
Jay Rodriguez is the man in the news with reports suggesting Southampton are demanding a crazy £20 million for him. Last summer you will recall thwy put silly prices on players and clubs still bought them, the majority of whom have not been a success at their new homes. Players like Luke Shaw, who by all accounts Louis Van Gaal didn't want, was bought at the already agreed figure of £30 million. The Southampton board must have been laughing all the way to the bank given his true valus is only half that.
It's a similar story they are trying to pull off with Rodriguez. In a year he will be available on a free transfer so his value now is no more than £10 million, especially given his injury problems and no guarantee he will ever reapture his pre injury form. just look at Younes Kaboul who has had one decenty game since his injury, the game against Arsenal at the Emirates this seasom. Until then he had miggling injuries and was back to his old ways of making mistakes, usually a fairy major one each game that was a gamble whether we concede from or not. That continued until November when we basically dispenced with his services and took him away from the media.
Tottenham will of course ignore silly figures and talk realisticlly for a player Pochettino knows well. Rodriguez has so far refused to sign a new contract, he knows Pochettino wants him and he knows he is in demand. At 25 he needs to up his income before it gets too late, he has a 5 year earning span in front of him so for Sputhampton to keep him they will have to offer comparable wages.
In a year he can maximise his income with a hefty signing on fee because any club wouldn't have to pay a transfer fee so his agents have a few options and they wont ne taking a short term view of his future. Rodriguez may become the long running transfer saga of the summer, there is always one for the media to get their teeth into.
Jay Rodriguez is the man in the news with reports suggesting Southampton are demanding a crazy £20 million for him. Last summer you will recall thwy put silly prices on players and clubs still bought them, the majority of whom have not been a success at their new homes. Players like Luke Shaw, who by all accounts Louis Van Gaal didn't want, was bought at the already agreed figure of £30 million. The Southampton board must have been laughing all the way to the bank given his true valus is only half that.
It's a similar story they are trying to pull off with Rodriguez. In a year he will be available on a free transfer so his value now is no more than £10 million, especially given his injury problems and no guarantee he will ever reapture his pre injury form. just look at Younes Kaboul who has had one decenty game since his injury, the game against Arsenal at the Emirates this seasom. Until then he had miggling injuries and was back to his old ways of making mistakes, usually a fairy major one each game that was a gamble whether we concede from or not. That continued until November when we basically dispenced with his services and took him away from the media.
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Tottenham will of course ignore silly figures and talk realisticlly for a player Pochettino knows well. Rodriguez has so far refused to sign a new contract, he knows Pochettino wants him and he knows he is in demand. At 25 he needs to up his income before it gets too late, he has a 5 year earning span in front of him so for Sputhampton to keep him they will have to offer comparable wages.
In a year he can maximise his income with a hefty signing on fee because any club wouldn't have to pay a transfer fee so his agents have a few options and they wont ne taking a short term view of his future. Rodriguez may become the long running transfer saga of the summer, there is always one for the media to get their teeth into.
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Basically everyone else should sell Spurs players cheap if they want them.
Awful article.
Thar isn't what the srticle says at all but thank you for your misinterpretation.