For the sake of a year, I would rather see us lose him on a free than sell him for less than £1m this summer. He's worth more than that to us.
However, I VERY much doubt that SISU will see it that way. Ideally, we would just offer him an increased wage on a new 3/4 year deal, using the free wages from King, Gunnarsson, Westwood, McIndoe, Carsley, Osbourne etc and then we would have no issues. Ahhh, now back to the real world.........
The same goes for Martin Cranie by the way. We are in the exact same position with him.
Leeds United are reportedly planning to test the resolve of Coventry City with a big-money bid for Sammy Clingan – despite the Sky Blues slapping a “not for sale” tag on the midfielder.
http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co....tes_plot_deal_for_coventry_city_ace_1_3591617
Their cost effective solution would be to sell him and not replace him:facepalm:The thing I don't understand is surely SISU should realise how important he is too us. From their view, it would also surely be more cost effective (we know that's how they think) to give Sammy an extra couple of grand a week, than have to go out and sign someone, have to pay them their wages, a signing on fee, fee to agents etc?
Again, that goes for Cranie too.
Their cost effective solution would be to sell him and not replace him:facepalm:
If Leeds offer anything half decent - £500k - SISU will snap their hands off. We will not be offering Clingan or anyone else new contracts as we are skint and going to stay that way for the forseeable future. Sale of Clingan would get some much needed money into coffers and keep us going for another month or so and we will be reducing the wage bill - win win for SISU - obviously the loss of the only experienced class midfielder doesn't come into the equation for them and we would be niaive to think it does.
The thing I don't understand is surely SISU should realise how important he is too us. From their view, it would also surely be more cost effective (we know that's how they think) to give Sammy an extra couple of grand a week, than have to go out and sign someone, have to pay them their wages, a signing on fee, fee to agents etc?
Again, that goes for Cranie too.
But do they ?, I'm not even sure SISU know who he is. More than likely they see his name on a list of players and the wage next to his name and think,..
"so, someone will pay us to take this guy and reduce the wage bill ?"
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