Anthony Knockaert signs a 3.5 year deal with the Albion

[dwayne]

Yep, I'd agree 100%. It makes no sense for a club to pursue a deal with a player who has zero interest in joining.

Clubs get played all the time. Knockaert could be trying to get increased terms with liege.

 

[WhingForPresident]

15k tops with a promotion bonus i'd say.

 

[Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo]

be suprised if he dosent get 20-25k a week.

I doubt he's on anywhere near that in Belgium, the average wage for the top flight there was just under £4k a week in November 2014 according to http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...-England-earning-average-2-3million-year.html. I doubt the wages have sky rocketed that much. I can't see him wanting 5 times that to play for us.

 

[WhingForPresident]

I doubt he's on anywhere near that in Belgium, the average wage for the top flight there was just under £4k a week in November 2014 according to http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...-England-earning-average-2-3million-year.html. I doubt the wages have sky rocketed that much. I can't see him wanting 5 times that to play for us.

I'm sure I read somewhere that he is on €8k a week at Liege.

 

[Marshy]

If you honestly believe a player that left Leicester on a free with his talent was only able to negotiate 8k Euros a week then i would imagine he would be very very very excited to sign for us....

 

[dazzer6666]

 

[dazzer6666]

And this.......10k/week then probably ?

http://www.xpats.com/pro-footballers-belgium-earn-more-eu20000-month

 

[Urchin]

http://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/141...ks_up_potential_signing_Knockaert/?ref=twtrec

 

[AZ Gull]

I see French press reporting the fee as €3.5m, which comes to £2.6m. Will this break our previous record fee paid for CMS?

No. That was £3.25m, in total.

Ok thanks. I wasn't sure if the clauses were met that meant we paid out more.

It's good point, but it's difficult to know exactly what all the clauses were. Similarly, there may be similar clauses in the deal with AK - SL might not be getting the full £2.6m up front.

We surely didn't pay all the add ons though? I'd imagine one of them was promotion within X years?

doubt we had to pay any of them

We DO know what the final fee paid for CMS was. When he was released by Albion last summer, there was an interview with Barry Fry in the Argus. He confirmed that Albion had paid an initial £2.5 million, and there was an additional £10,000 for each of the first 50 appearances, totalling £500,000 and making a total of £3 million.

He didn't reveal what the other add-on of £250,000 consisted of, but it was probably a promotion clause.

 

[Sheebo]

We DO know what the final fee paid for CMS was. When he was released by Albion last summer, there was an interview with Barry Fry in the Argus. He confirmed that Albion had paid an initial £2.5 million, and there was an additional £10,000 for each of the first 50 appearances, totalling £500,000 and making a total of £3 million.

He didn't reveal what the other add-on of £250,000 consisted of, but it was probably a promotion clause.

Thanks - hadn't heard that before. Maybe there was a 250k promotion bonus too.. Oops you've wrote the same thing I've just realised

 

[Psychobilly freakout]

http://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/141...ks_up_potential_signing_Knockaert/?ref=twtrec

Albion boss Chris Hughton has confirmed his interest in Anthony Knockaert and revealed his admiration for the attacking attributes of the French right-winger.
The Seagulls are believed to be close to completing a deal for the 24-year-old former Leicester wide man after his Belgian club Standard Liege announced last night a fee had been agreed.

Hughton said: "Certainly there has been an interest in him, that's something I would admit. He's a player that I very much like.
"He's a player that has got very good experience in England of the Championship in a very good side.
"You always look at foreign players coming to England who are able to adapt and he had a very good grounding at Leicester.
"There is no doubt he is an offensive player, somebody who can score goals and somebody that can assist."

Knockaert is understood to have flown to England last night from Liege's training camp in Spain, where they are preparing for the second half of their domestic campaign after a winter break.

 

[pishhead]

We DO know what the final fee paid for CMS was. When he was released by Albion last summer, there was an interview with Barry Fry in the Argus. He confirmed that Albion had paid an initial £2.5 million, and there was an additional £10,000 for each of the first 50 appearances, totalling £500,000 and making a total of £3 million.

He didn't reveal what the other add-on of £250,000 consisted of, but it was probably a promotion clause.

I wouldn't put any gravitas on what Barry Fry says to be honest.

 

[Easy 10]

Albion boss Chris Hughton has confirmed his interest in Anthony Knockaert and revealed his admiration for the attacking attributes of the French right-winger.
The Seagulls are believed to be close to completing a deal for the 24-year-old former Leicester wide man after his Belgian club Standard Liege announced last night a fee had been agreed.

Hughton said: "Certainly there has been an interest in him, that's something I would admit. He's a player that I very much like.
"He's a player that has got very good experience in England of the Championship in a very good side.
"You always look at foreign players coming to England who are able to adapt and he had a very good grounding at Leicester.
"There is no doubt he is an offensive player, somebody who can score goals and somebody that can assist."

So he's very good then.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

I wouldn't put any gravitas on what Barry Fry says to be honest.

Barry Fry is father to CMS's partner and grandfather to their children.

 

[Bozza]

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Interesting table, but we have to remember that it is very much skewed by Premier League money, both in terms of...

- Player wages. Both players coming down from the PL on high wages, and players that parachute-cashed-up clubs spend to try and get back up.
- Annual income. At around £20m p.a., we would be one of the bigger earners in the division, if parachute money wasn't sloshing about.

 

[dazzer6666]

Interesting table, but we have to remember that it is very much skewed by Premier League money, both in terms of...

- Player wages. Both players coming down from the PL on high wages, and players that parachute-cashed-up clubs spend to try and get back up.
- Annual income. At around £20m p.a., we would be one of the bigger earners in the division, if parachute money wasn't sloshing about.

Agreed - and it's all averages, some of the ranges will be huge.

 

[Langley]

Agreed - and it's all averages, some of the ranges will be huge.

Exactly, how much do you think Downing is earning at Boro ?

 

[bhanutz]

Exactly, how much do you think Downing is earning at Boro ?

And Ince and bent at Derby

 

[Psychobilly freakout]

So he's very good then.

Very, Very, Very, Very actually

 

[Mackenzie]

We need to sign Nigerians.