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J You missed my point completely, which was not that the end fee was wrong but that Leicester pissed us around for weeks making derisory offers whilst turning his head which, in turn, buggered our summer. He looked good for us against Arsenal, he got the vital goal at Forest, he was clearly...

Why is it bizarre? If you valued your house at £300,000 and someone offered £90,000 how would you feel? Leicester had a budget of £8 million, they could afford £8 million, the player was worth £8 million, so why mess about bidding £3 million, then £4 million etc? By all means offer £5m or £6m...

You make a good point. The Southampton and Palace academies have produced a lot of talent and have received good money. Their goog reputation seems to be reflected in the fees they get for their good youth products. On the face of it letting Bridcutt, Buckley and Barnes got for c. £6.5million...

But that's of secondary importance. The actual value in the British market was far in excess of £3million and I'd argue that the time Leicester spent messing about has had a detrimental effect on this season. Leicester always knew they were going to get him, and they knew that had up to £8...

But that my point! Premier League club pays £5mill - £10mill to Championship club, big Championship club pays smaller Championship £4mill-£6mill (Charlie Austin, Jordan Rhodes), Championship club pays £2mill - £5mill to League 1 club (see Assombalonga. CMS, Baldock). Leicester conducted...

<Daily Mail>: "The Foxes boss knows there were one or two raised eyebrows when he splashed the cash for the 28-year-old. But it's a gamble that's paying off and Pearson is convinced it's been money well spent. He said: "When you look at how much players cost right now, I don't think it was...