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Right. But no one knew that publicly when he signed the contract, or was it common knowledge he could go for a lower fee?

Of course, it stops someone leaving for free. What difference it makes in hard cash is literally anyones guess, which is what we're doing. Lol. Look, if we get £100m for the guy we're all delighted. If we "only" get £40m don't be surprised.

I agree. Mitoma's the best player in the world if you only watch Match of the Day. He is a great player, magical feet. £40m would still be good money. Edit - Totally agree with Caicedo comment too. I think it's just a case by case thing for the club. It became clear Caicedo's mgmt team are...

I just think if a player really wants to go it'll happen. We're not gonna Sancho the guy. As fans we only hear the basic facts. 5 years, release clauses etc. Take the Mac Allister situ as an example. Signed a new contract, proceeded to go on to win the WC but we sold him to Liverpool for what...

27 isn't young when people are buying sportsmen. 27 is the sweet spot for his position. Rule of thumb, and IMO.

At 27 a buyer is longer buying potential. Agree with the other financial benefits / asian markets etc but I just can't see it being a whopper. Plus contracts kinda mean nothing these days if a player wants to go. Double plus he might need to put in a few good performances again soon. Who am I to...

I would be surprised if we sold Mitoma for anything more than £35m. 27 next season. How much did we get for Trossard? I don’t think we could push much more than that, regardless of new contract. Any idea of release clauses?