Noticed that this is spread about a few threads.
Think we can all agree that there is 'something' delaying this.
All sorts of rumours around such as his agent leaving the company he worked for to start his own with the contract getting signed when that's sorted, his Mum advising him and saying he has been overplayed and him not being happy with the terms.
Personally I'm not looking at his age as a barrier to wages or other player's salaries in comparison but more his worth to the team, potential years we'd have him for before being able to sell and get a decent fee in the long term and also the marketing side of it. When I think those things then I think he is worth £100k a week for sure - it's possible we've offered that, I don't know, but the rumoured deal is £70k.
Part of me does say he's being greedy as personally, I think he is way off a £100k a week player and I think he has still got a fair way to go before realising his potential but from his point of view he is an ever present now and no doubt worth way more than a Fabio Borini or Mario Balotelli who are both taking a tidy sum home every week whilst not even being guaranteed to be on the bench from one week to the next.
There's the London thing too. I think he was there until he was 16, he has family in London and the next contract he signs will determine where his little girl starts school which will also be a huge factor and rightly so as he'll want to keep her settled.
He is a huge talent so I just hope the club does it's utmost to keep him so his decision isn't money orientated. If the offer is lucrative enough and we do everything in our power to keep him but he just wants to leave for other reasons then so be it, we move on.
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