£1 million for a player who started all of his countries games at Euro 2016, is 25 and first choice at a rival club? We'd be up in arms if we sold a player like that for so little especially to another club in this division. I'd expect any asking price to be north of £2 million.
Because we got lucky with the number of games Kayal and Stephens were available for last season, neither suffered long absences through injury. Factor in the fact that we can't bring in emergency loans anymore, and that Sidwell is our only decent backup in that position then bringing in a 4th...
I've stopped getting excited about potential signings until they are pictured holding the shirt in an official club announcement, anything else is press speculation and rumours.
Maybe he wants to join Norwich because he's secretly in love with his cousin and he knows they will be accepted there. It's either Norwich or he waits for the first MLS franchise in Mississippi.
The 8 million will be based on up front fee, plus bonuses paid to Spurs based around appearances, goals scored, promotion etc. Wages will have nothing to do with what we've agreed with Spurs.
You don't want to sign a player, to play off the striker, when his stats say his key passes come from...
More than likely gone direct to the agent with an offer or enquiry of what he wants wages wise to choose Norwich over us. No deal agreed with, or permission to speak to the player, from Spurs.
If we'd agreed to pay what he was asking then the deal would have been completed last night so clearly that hasn't happened.
Even a difference of a 3 grand a week over a 5 year deal is around 3/4 million pound on the contract. Then there are bonuses for goals, appearances, promotion bonuses...
Of course they could be dramatically different, Norwich and Newcastle with their parachute payments can piss all over whatever we can pay. Unless his relationship with CH is brilliant then it is more than likely to come down to money and we will be an outsider to win that race.