Btay

But it would stop agents being excessively greedy. If the reports are true he’s asked for 66% of the transfer fee as an agent fee. If he went to the player and said, good news, Inter & Everton have agreed a fee of £15 million and wages are looking around double what you are on now. Now are you good for the £10million fee or do you want me to try get it added on to the transfer fee. Id sack him instantly.

Not exactly accurate though because in that example it’s the person who owns the assets losing the 6% to the agent. It would be like us agreeing a fee with PSV and then the agent taking his cut from PSV

I think the opposite - 0-0 with both teams not showing any attacking intent. I’ll be surprised if James is in the squad at the moment and we are seriously lacking any attacking intent.

Just seen this on Facebook. Nice touch from the club. Did notice James was no where to be seen though.

Looking it up - he had a single knee injury that kept him out from 3/20- 11/20 and played consistent minutes after returning

Just be gentle like

Good on him! Think he is showing he is grateful he was able to compete at the Olympics.

Honestly doesn’t seem the brightest kid out there and hasn’t shown nearly enough to raise concern if he leaves.

Disgusting thought we will sooner end up with jermaine pennant out of retirement than Bernardo Silva.

Throw in Delph as well..

They were bad signings though mate. Both at established ages and we paid big money thinking we were getting big players. This guy at 3 million is low risk and really cannot be worse than some of the 20+ million players we have been buying. I for one, am so sick of buying those players and then seeing these cheaper diamonds out perform them.

Think we have for free to be honest. If Iwobi going means we get in Dumfries I’m all for it. Said it before that he has ability and just something hasn’t clicked but if we can get any sort of decent money for him it’s a yes.

Perhaps but really it should work so that a player signs with an agent at what ever arrangement they may make - weekly/monthly/yearly for X amount for their services. I’m just surprised that a player agent has been allowed to fleece clubs in the matter he does.

The players should be the only ones paying the agents not clubs.

I’m surprised his clients are ok with him holding up potential deals to sort his “fee” out

First one is just an error I wouldn’t look into it too much. Of them all the goal from the corner is the most concerning.

As an aussie I hope he does well. Plays a nice style of football as well

He’s 4th option. Sadly because he really looked like a player 2 years ago. Hopefully it’s around 15 million

Well I’m glad we are back here but very underwhelmed by the options available. Few injuries to key players this year and we are in trouble. Moise Kean really needs to step up.

Yep. I also believe Rafa has put the most on the line with reputation. Maybe they new they would be skint this season and they know the fans would turn on Rafa before them…?

I actually feel a bit sorry for Rafa if this is all we are going to give him. Of all the manager post Martinez it’s looking like he’s been given the least support.

Thing is it’s probably been a pretty humbling summer for James. First with Columbia snubbing him and now he may have thought the interest in him would be higher and could be a bit disappointed. So either he comes out firing to prove a point or he packs it in really. His comments seem to suggest the first which hopefully is only a good thing for us.

And I’m a plumber by trade…

Guttered

Scored another hat trick in pre season for the U23’s