Getting him at 35 mill is a win for the transfer team given sotons demands. Let's not forget the bedwetters crying about us not asking soton what they wanted week one, some real potential business folk on here
If you check back another couple of pages a poster explained it
If we gave him a 5 yr contract he would be 24 when it finished and if he wanted to walk away he could do so for free
A 4 yr contract means he would be 23 and even if he walked at...
Keeps him from leaving on a free if for some reason he runs down his contract. Only applies to players 24 and up in the UK. Everton would have to release him or they could still get a development fee.