Pavilionaire
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- Jul 7, 2003
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Good work by the Spurs players in the England squad
call my cynical but this has all the hallmarks of an agent earning his fee.
Agent makes clubs aware of the release clause in his client's contract, Arsenal activate it. Agent then goes back to Leicester, "well, Jamie's on X a week and Arsenal have offered him Y. He'd love to stay so if you were to match it he'll be happy to sign revised contract with updated terms".
Player signs new contract at club.His agent just used the transfer to find out his market value in terms of salary from an established top 4 club and got him on it.
Good work by the Spurs players in the England squad
Why?
I'd suggest it would be entirely in Spur's interests for Arsenal to spunk their war-chest on a striker who is neither very good, nor well suited to their style of play, than to actually go and find somebody better / more suitable.