Ferguson Out until 2022

[MassDebater]

It's my understanding the valuation has to be set at the time he moves, there is absolutely no reason to take into account the injury issues he's subsequently had since moving... it's not like an a transfer fee is reduced if a player arrives and then gets injured.

We agreed a £10m fee with Palace, they highlighted an injury concern and asked the player to have surgery - which we advised against - to rectify it.

The fee we receive should reflect his value at the time of the move, whether he's since turned into a total crock should have absolutely no bearing on what we now receive.

It's a shame for the lad, but can't help feel had he listened to the advice of the medical staff that had supported him through previous injuries and knew his body far better than the ones who'd hastily completed a medical at Palace he may not be where he is now.

Hope you are correct, however as we've seen with some retrospective decisions in the Prem, they certainly don't go in our favour... Also, didn't he fail a medical which was why the original move failed?

[HLS]

You can hope 5x as much as you like but it unfortunately doesn't give us a better chance.

[SW4Baggie]

It's my understanding the valuation has to be set at the time he moves, there is absolutely no reason to take into account the injury issues he's subsequently had since moving... it's not like an a transfer fee is reduced if a player arrives and then gets injured.

We agreed a £10m fee with Palace, they highlighted an injury concern and asked the player to have surgery - which we advised against - to rectify it.

The fee we receive should reflect his value at the time of the move, whether he's since turned into a total crock should have absolutely no bearing on what we now receive.

It's a shame for the lad, but can't help feel had he listened to the advice of the medical staff that had supported him through previous injuries and knew his body far better than the ones who'd hastily completed a medical at Palace he may not be where he is now.

Hope you are correct, however as we've seen with some retrospective decisions in the Prem, they certainly don't go in our favour... Also, didn't he fail a medical which was why the original move failed?

There's pretty much no hope of us getting anywhere near the £10m initially agreed, but given we turned down their offer of £4m we must be relatively confident of getting a decent fee.

I imagine the actual outcome will always remain undisclosed, as I doubt anyone will be happy in the long run.

[ElbowGrease1973]

You can hope 5x as much as you like but it unfortunately doesn't give us a better chance.

It's the hope that kills you