Why weren't we in for him?
very good player, but what the actual fudge?
Can't ever remember him doing much of any note? Shocking.
On a free, I think. What they've saved in a massive transfer fee they can give away a bit in stupid wages...
not sure it works like that. sure, give a large signing on fee in leiu of transfer but making it a wage skews the whole market. and i dont think he'd get that sort of fee either. i do wonder how true the report is, perhaps a signing on fee is being paid in first year or something?
Arsenal made a right bollocks of this whole situation. Again. Fair play to Ramsey, when I've seen them recently he's generally been their best player. Plus he wanted to stay but they've spent too much to give him a contract similar to Ozil, which is what he deserved. A right mess.
As for the figures, yes it's a huge amount of money, yes it will obviously include signing on bonus etc which is paid to the player (and agents) instead of to a club (see Alexi Sanchez, Robin Van Persie etc it's "The Arsenal way").
But also, saying "£20m a year on one player is crazy" needs putting into perspective. Palace pay Benteke £6.5m a year and they paid £30m for him on a 4 year contract.
So he costs them £14m a year. Makes £20m a year for Ramsey look like a total bargain.
How long before we are matching those wages, I'm going for 2083
Can't ever remember him doing much of any note? Shocking.
I presumed that post was a joke.FA Cup-winning goals in two finals.
On a free, I think. What they've saved in a massive transfer fee they can give away a bit in stupid wages...