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Player Valuation: £80m
I know we can't say anything for certain but I tend to believe what RK says in his press conferences, because I think, underneath it all, he's a pretty honest person. In the weekly presser 2 weeks ago, he said he had spoken to Ross personally about his contract but that formal negotiations between the club and his representatives had not yet started, and that the club would be doing everything to get him signed up.
Fast forward two weeks he is asked again about Barkley's contract. Annoyingly you couldn't hear the reporters questions, but I'm assuming that he was asked specifically about what would happen if Ross didn't sign by the summer, and he gave the answer that you would expect him to give. Cue everyone, press and fans alike, putting two and two together.
Everyone just needs to relax. Nothing, contract wise, is sorted in 2 weeks. Until Ross or his agent come out and says something, similar to what happened this week with Lukaku, then we just need to chill.
I don't know why his contract hadn't been sorted out earlier, like we are trying to do with Rom. But Seamus Coleman, who many fans think should be our next captain, has a contract expiring the same day as Rom and nobody's in a panic about that.
I actually think Ross will sign. I also hope Rom will too but we'll see what happens in the summer. If somebody is prepared to pay our asking price then he may well be gone, but I also think there will be a deadline for that. The scummy agent will be told he can go for xxx by xxx date, and armed with that he can then tout him round his potential suitors.
