City pay £175,000 for 13 year old

Milk · January 20, 2017

Times back page full of the story of Finley Burn's moving to City for £175,000 at the age of 13.

Apparently under Elite Player Performance Plan, City needed only to pay Southend £34,000 as compo but paid out big time to "beat Liverpool, Arsenal & Chelsea" to his signature.

Mad world

tim gabbott · January 20, 2017

Paul w · January 20, 2017

Absolute madness.

Seathestars · January 20, 2017

Only gamble what you can afford.

Still crazy IMHO though.

Jags..class · January 20, 2017

Why would you send your kid to city, it's harder to break into city team

Dan Tanner · January 20, 2017

Jags..class said:
Why would you send your kid to city, it's harder to break into city team

Gotta imagine the parents have possibly received some financial incentives. Ideally you'd be looking to have your kid at a side with a proven track record of promoting youth into the 1st team as and when they are ready.

Frank Gallagher · January 20, 2017

will obviously now get spoilt rotten and never make it to the reserves let alone the first team and probably be made for life.

probly paid the parents a couple mill signing on fee

GrumpyBlue · January 20, 2017

Could have got one inThailand for about 4 quid. Suckers.

bring the ghost on · January 20, 2017

Jags..class said:
Why would you send your kid to city, it's harder to break into city team

State of the art training facilities and coaching staff, financial incentives, a (slim) chance at the big time but otherwise a real dominant power football club on your "footballing CV" to show your credentials. I see your point, but I think it would be hard to resist!

The Cowboy · January 20, 2017

bring the ghost on said:
State of the art training facilities and coaching staff, financial incentives, a (slim) chance at the big time but otherwise a real dominant power football club on your "footballing CV" to show your credentials. I see your point, but I think it would be hard to resist!

Yeah, I live in Southend, and it's a nice place, but Roots Hall is a dump, 5 mins at the City academy and I'll bet the parents already on rightmove looking for a new gaff in Manchester.

Clint Planet · January 20, 2017

Milk said:
Mad world

It's a week of Yaya's wages.

Sharpattack · January 21, 2017

That's the last time you'll see that child's name mentioned in connection with football

d'Esk · January 21, 2017

Jags..class said:
Why would you send your kid to city, it's harder to break into city team

Same reason why you'd send your kid to La Masia if offered.

andym78 · January 21, 2017

Aren't there rules against this sort of thing?

Surely children can't be bought and moved to the other end of the country.

Or have clubs just stopped predenting they don't do it now?

Durham Toffee · January 21, 2017

Milk said:
Times back page full of the story of Finley Burn's moving to City for £175,000 at the age of 13.

Apparently under Elite Player Performance Plan, City needed only to pay Southend £34,000 as compo but paid out big time to "beat Liverpool, Arsenal & Chelsea" to his signature.

Mad world

It's like us buying a Star Wars figure for £18 in the hope that, if we keep the packaging on long enough, it'll be worth £50,000 in about 60 years...

But it's a human.