PSR is only around for another year, might as well go out and smash it to bits, the % to income is coming in next year with our improved income from the new ground and much of the high earners punted it makes sense to give short deals this year...
I think theres a question many people have been missing...
What about future years? Because structuring the deal as it is means we have more money for 26/27 and onward. For example if we extend him at some point, for 28/29 his amortization may...
Yeah, it will definitely be a big concern if he goes on loan at 18.
Be even worse if he goes to loan at 20. Then all he can become is Jarrad Branthwaite.
Absolutely strange, not sure I've seen a 2 year deal for a young player before. It's got to include an option for a 3rd year, right? Otherwise that seems poor planning on the face of it.