I thought the criteria for getting compensation is that the player has to be under 24 and you have to have offered them a contract at least the same as their previous one. It doesn't matter whether they have come through your academy. However, that will impact the amount of compensation you get...
Especially for a player who was pretty average with Bolton from memory and is a left back. Makes you realise how difficult it is to compete in the Premier League.
If Bridcutt does go, it will probably be somewhere between the £2.5 million Sunderland have apparently bid and the £5 million someone is suggesting on this thread. I can't believe many Premier League sides who would want Bridcutt can afford to pay £5 million for a defensive midfielder.
In my...