From MOTforum:
Some interesting facts about James at censored :
1. He played 52 games in the PL, Europa and CL, and had 18 goal contributions. This, at a club who always want their signings to be shiny, expensive new toys, who hit the ground running, which he did in his first season.
2. In his 52 appearances, they never got beat (i'm not including the Europa final last year against Villareal, when they lost on penalties - at which time James was not on the pitch, and didn't take a pen.)
3. OGS has stated that he didn't want James to leave, and that he was the best defensive forward that they have on the staff. He also stated that he was a pleasure to work with, and never rocked the boat even when he wasn't playing. A model professional.
4. With two more shiny new toys arriving in Sancho and Ronaldo (plus the emergence of Greenwood), it was unlikely that he would get little, if any, game time, beyond the early stages of the Cup competitions.
5. His fee (£25M not the £30M which probably includes add-ons, like appearances and us winning stuff) is commensurate with fees for similar British PL players who have had not had the international exposure that James had at the Euros and in WC qualifiers.
6. His form dropped after the death of his father - a big LUFC fan. The fact that a deal was done within a short time, over interest from Leicester, Palace and Everton plus others abroad, shows that he is keen to come.
