Call me cynical but it's where he'll get the best deal. Signing on fee of most of the difference between the 900k and his market value, plus a good wage.
See #241.
What I think a number of us are mistakenly doing is trying to put this guy and White in fixed positions and see what it does to GPs'best team'. GP doesn't work like that. He likes to vary personnel and formation between games and within games. So players who are comfortable on the...
Solid signing. Likes a tackle. Likes a cheeky nutmeg. Not the quickest, not the biggest but good in the air. An upgrade on Uwe Hünemeier in my view. Good in the dressing room.
Don't be fooled by the Euro1m release clause, his agent will have negotiated a signing on fee that captures much of the...