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I never really said it was wrong, just questioned the amount of money involved for a player that in reality noone really seems to know much about, I can't be the only one who thinks 16 million is a lot of money for someone at his current level.Originally Posted by Letters
If you asked me if I'd have spent 16 million on him, I'd have to say no based on the fact I really know little about him, that's not to say Wenger is wrong, he might turn out to be top class, but it's a bit of a lottery signing.
It's not £16m.
Yeah your right it's 12 million, 16 million was being touted around originally.
Not so bad I guess, still would have liked to have known a bit about him, certainly knew about Ox-Chamberlain.
Obviously I don't know much about him but I don't follow football in detail these days so I don't know anything about anyone's squad other than our own, apart from the real stars of a few of the other more high profile teams. All I have to go on is a friend of a friend who is a Southampton fan and rates him. Far as I understand it the fee is 'rising to 16' which I guess means it depends how he does. Anyway, let's see how he does. I'm just pleased we're actually doing things in the transfer window this summer and doing them early.
We're moving in the right direction and that can only be a good thing.
My old manager was a Saints fan and raved about him. Saw him a few times last season and always impressed, especially in the Arsenal game. Signing any 19 year old can be a gamble but this could be a brilliant signing.
Steady now, lol....
Jenko killer
Welcome to the 12th best club in the world.
Wish him all the best.
Calum is pictured with number 5 in training, does that mean Vermalaen is gone?
Nah he's got the number 21 shirt. Confirmed it on his twitter account.
The club must of given him a spare shirt until they print new ones up.
The lad looks like a future CB to me, going by that clip, although it's good to see that he also looks a solid RB too. Quick feet for a defender, and a decent turn of pace when he needs it, but he doesn't looking entirely comfortable / confident using those attributes in the final third? Maybe that's just an experience thing though, and he's just been concentrating on not making a mistake in his first 20 odd prem games? Or maybe it's just the natural defender in him telling him not to push too high up the pitch and leave the team exposed (again, possibly because he thinks more like a CB than a RB)? Either way he seems to stop short of the 18 yard box a lot, and looks to pass or cross early instead of getting to the byline. Looks a talent though - far more mature than I thought he'd be...
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