In other words they don't think he's worth the absurd cost of extending his contract?
It's not a question of us not being able to afford him it's simply that he is NOT good enough to warrant the level of wges he thinks he's worth.
According to Soccernet they have seven strikers on their books but if you look closely that includes the (dis)likes of Viduka.
But then according to Soccernet we have seven as well.
I said I didn't think Larsson would be worth a half season contract, but I accepted he might be viable on a pay per play.
Generally I dislike the idea of wasting an enormous wad of money on a single player in the expectation that one new (well known) face can shore up/turn a team round. The more so when we already have a tiny squad and the players in question are clearly past their sell by dates.
I'd rather we brought in players that have the chance to make a more long term contribution to the squad and who are likely to improve themselves.
We'd have snapped up Nugent 2 years ago if he was available for £2 million and we should do the same now - assuming he's available at that price.
Otherwise if we can't afford the absurd prices being asked for players by European clubs we should be looking closer to home. Three of our first team came from Championship sides. I can't believe they are the only PL standard players in the lower leagues.
