yep he was hardly desperate to commitFrom what I understand he is the one who delayed signing the new contract for so long. If he'd signed when it was offered, he'd be locked in right now for another year.
I like your thinking.The best we can do is let him use our facilities to regain fitness. Once he's fit, we can give him a contract till the end of the season. We did the same thing with Valdes and it was going well until LVG sent him packing.
Also worth thinking about, he appears a great role model.I wouldn't mind seeing him beimg offered a coaching role, he would be a massive influence to the squad.
Agreed, we should have sent him a SMS.Ruthless. No ruth whatsoever.
The poor guy has probably had his work phone cut off.Agreed, we should have sent him a SMS.
I heard Mourinho texted him skysports link, that's how he found out.The poor guy has probably had his work phone cut off.
It's not like we'd have been able to get a good striker on the cheap last summer though.I'm more annoyed at his signing than ever. He scored more than I thought he would but we're now struggling to find a striker. The ultimate stop gap signing but last year we could have splashed on Lukaku or others who are now simply unobtainable.
But when he seems to have been on money that'd make Rooney jealous, what would count as "reasonable?"With the money you have I would have offered him a somewhat reasonable contract including performance bonuses, and if he signs it would be great, if he comes back in good form he's still one of your best players.
Lukaku was somehow more obtainable last summer with an extra year on the contract? Who else was available last summer to get us the goals he did?I'm more annoyed at his signing than ever. He scored more than I thought he would but we're now struggling to find a striker. The ultimate stop gap signing but last year we could have splashed on Lukaku or others who are now simply unobtainable.