Woolly Blue
Player Valuation: £80m
Thankfully it is a one-year deal, which is actually quite reasonable.
My thoughts exactly
In a perfect world we'd have top-class cover for every position, but in reality, we have to compromise here and there. Ossie is no longer first choice, he's a squad player, and showed tonight he can still make some sort of contribution. A one-year extension sounds about right to me. If he can do something useful coming off the bench or in the "easier" matches from the start to give the likes of Barkley a rest, that's no bad thing.
Ideally, the money awarded for his extension will reflect his lessening importance to the squad, but we'll probably never know if he's taken a pay cut.
