Sergi Canós [sold]

[The Birdman]

Fair play to the club for operating to a wage structure. From the snippets we hear, you can imagine his contract offer will be heavily incentivised with bonus payments which is absolutely fair - they should be earning their pay rises.

Exactly right, our offer may be 'only' 3k a week (if that's to believed) but that will be his basic with very heavily weighted appearance targets and bonuses.

Gives young players something to aim for still, it's a way of trying to make sure they stay hungry and progress.
Canos won't be asking for a 3 years deal either, it'll be 4 or 5 years starting on 10k a week and rising, all contracts are.

As I said in the Rossiter thread months ago - he was asking for money well above his experience and ability so (imo) the club were right to say no to him, Canos is the same.
I'd have liked to keep both of them but if they would rather chance a quick pay day at a lesser club good luck to them, football is a short career and they have to make their money while they can.

[BillobShaisley]

mmmm, but how many games is he going to play in next year to achieve those bonus payments?

How much will we pay a Grujic or Steven Caulker to do **** all?

[vlahka]

We dont know what his bonuses and extras are but 3k on a promising player who actually looks the part is pretty poor. If we think hes good enough to play for us then we should be offering a little more to keep him. Not silly money, but not 3k. The kid has zero reasons to stay with us since I doubt he followed us when he was younger. If hes good enough, and it sounds like he most likely is, then make him one of us. Nothing breeds resentment more than knowing a bunch of people around you are getting paid way more than you and are ****tier at their job.

[The_weatherman]

mmmm, but how many games is he going to play in next year to achieve those bonus payments?

How much will we pay a Grujic or Steven Caulker to do **** all?

We dont know what his bonuses and extras are but 3k on a promising player who actually looks the part is pretty poor. If we think hes good enough to play for us then we should be offering a little more to keep him. Not silly money, but not 3k. The kid has zero reasons to stay with us since I doubt he followed us when he was younger. If hes good enough, and it sounds like he most likely is, then make him one of us. Nothing breeds resentment more than knowing a bunch of people around you are getting paid way more than you and are ****tier at their job.

I tend to agree with both of you.

[SB]

We dont know what his bonuses and extras are but 3k on a promising player who actually looks the part is pretty poor. If we think hes good enough to play for us then we should be offering a little more to keep him. Not silly money, but not 3k. The kid has zero reasons to stay with us since I doubt he followed us when he was younger. If hes good enough, and it sounds like he most likely is, then make him one of us. Nothing breeds resentment more than knowing a bunch of people around you are getting paid way more than you and are ****tier at their job.

I agree with you. The young up & coming stars are seeing silly money being offered to mediocre players since the TV money went through the roof & they want a share. Can't blame em for that.

[redmike65]

It's over

Liverpool accept Norwich City offer for 2.5m.

Farewell young prince.

[Gibbo]

Isn't there talk of a buy back clause though?

In all honesty, he probably wasn't going to make it anyway. Just like (Sorry RedMike), Ojo, Smith, Stewart and the rest.

[redmike65]

ye *******! we must have some hope for the children, they're our future...

/breaks into (USA) for Africa "We are the World"!

[redmike65]

So then Sergi Canos
He could have
But he cannot
As he is now a Canary.

[frank the tank]

If we have a buy back clause then it could be good for all parties...

[Exiled_red]

If we have a buy back clause then it could be good for all parties...

I would hope that we have a buy back option and a sell on clause that should be a standard procedure for selling youngsters.