1. Has the ability to play it out from the back.
2. Can defend and has proven to be solid.
3. Has Prem experience and has a winning mentality.
4. Still only 27yrs old.
If we end up paying £8mil it will be something like £5mil with add-ons.
I remember us paying £6mil for a 32yr old Distin, which in all honesty seemed like shocking business at the time. But he ended up being a great player (last season excluded).
I know everyone is fuming atm but when the fume cloud subsides, I think most will see that when you are buying players with Prem experience and qualify as home grown, you pay a bit extra.
On a side note,
@bizzaro when was the last time you saw daylight? You know, being locked up in
@davek 's rape dungeon and all. You little gimp.