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Normally no, they wouldn't; of course not. But there may come a time when it isn't such a bad idea. As someone else has said on this thread, it's gambling £7M to get £170M. Assuming those figures are roughly correct, that's around 25 to 1 in my book. Worth a punt? Not normally the done thing to...

If Stephens leaves on a free next summer, won't his agent get a sizeable wedge of his signing on fee when he joins a new club? And presumably he'll be on a percentage of his wages anyway?

It's not my money of course - but if it was, bearing in mind where the club and the team are at the moment, I'd gamble the £7M.