Quote Originally Posted by Mac76 View Post
I was listening to a podcast today where they suggested it might basically have been to balance out something to do with homegrown players/financial rules or something - sorry a bit vague but maybe you can make sense of that
Makes some sense I guess. At it's most basic giving Nketiah a new contract gave us an option up front without having the transfer outlay, while preserving a home grown asset for future purchases (important in the current financial rules climate). I think at the time there were more pressing requirements elsewhere on the pitch.