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Player Valuation: £10m
I wasn't comparing the two in terms of situation, in was comparing the fact that no other club no matter how big or small has come in for Baines over his 6 years at being with us.
The only noted club was Bayern who soon cooled. Fellaini also had interested from Chelsea not so long ago (his dad angled for that move for years).
There's also a lot more to it than just basing how we rate a player on who came in for him. David Platt confirmed Man City wanted Cavani, but weren't willing to pay the £55million or whatever release clause. Do they not rate him that highly?
If Fellaini 's clause had a well known expiry date, why not wait and try to get him cheaper?
Also, he's first and foremost a defensive midfielder. Who spends £20+million on one... Unless you Man City?
But their situations/circumstances are different, so saying the same applies to Baines isn't true, imo.
People are saying Fellaini is better than Modric, or that he is in the same bracket as him, yet I don't think Spurs would have been short of offers if he had a 23million pound release clause.
I rate Fellaini, especially upfront, but I think that 20million would be a fair price, and that 23million would be top-whack for him.