James Maddison - 4 year deal, £110k per week

[AKCJ]

 

[Fox 4 Life]

Massive news, exactly the boost we need after missing out on the champions league. Will hopefully encourage others to follow suit.

[Sunbury Fox]

Great news. We must also hold on to Cags, Ricardo and Ndidi. If we lose one of our top young players, Chilwell is probably the most dispensable but I hope we keep him too. Can't see our other first team players attracting bids from top teams; they're either too old (Vardy, Evans, Kasper), not on form (Youri), not at the right level (Perez) or have potential but lack consistency (Barnes).

[Tanya]

1 minute ago, Sunbury Fox said:

Great news. We must also hold on to Cags, Ricardo and Ndidi. If we lose one of our top young players, Chilwell is probably the most dispensable but I hope we keep him too. Can't see our other first team players attracting bids from top teams; they're either too old (Vardy, Evans, Kasper), not on form (Youri), not at the right level (Perez) or have potential but lack consistency (Barnes).

I agree. Not sure out players are in serious demand right now

[Nicolo Barella]

That is a lot of money... Hopefully he can back it up next season. If we were going to put him on that much, surely it would be at least a 5 year deal.

[RGFox]

Good for the short term, for next season but the reality is he will be off next summer as he will want CL football. HM did a similar thing prior to leaving. 

[Ricey]

A lot of money for someone who hasn't scored or assisted since New Years Day, but if we can improve players around him, in particular more creative players, then hopefully he'll have more freedom to flourish again like he did in the first half of the season.

 

I still think he needs to toughen up physically though. He's too easy to knock off the ball.

[Guest Manini]

Big money that. Fair play he is a good player and it gives us some bargaining power should anybody come sniffing round him. Tell you what it’s been good to see him in the stands at matches recently, he’s been celebrating like a fan when we’ve won and looking gutted like a fan when we’ve lost. He’s a good lad I reckon I don’t buy some of the shit that gets spouted about him. 

[Guest Mickyblueeyes]

Good news. Get a few more signed up now.

[mozartfox]

Great news. Need to ship-out the piles of deadwood now.  Probably need to contract in one of those Amazonian Logging Companies or the Forestry Commission to assist.

[Tuna]

That's great news after a shit day yesterday. 

[RowlattsFox]

For me, he has to raise his game to another level to be worth that kind of money but it at least safeguards us and ensures we get a big fee should we sell. I'm sure the agents of Ricardo, Soyuncu, Barnes, Chilwell, Ndidi and Tielemans are the phone to rudders immediately if they aren't already at that kind of money.

 

We need to be careful though, we spend so much of budget giving new contracts and ensuring players don't want to leave when we need to spend big in the transfer market. I'm sure we can do both.

[foxfanazer]

Feel we're getting a bit too generous with our contract negotiations. Obviously has the talent but needs to improve a fair bit to justify that sort wage

[Md9]

Glad to start getting players contracts sorted early would like Ricardo next then wilf these are the main two that would be very hard to replace. 

[LestaAl]

Locking him down for a big transfer deal next year.

[Stevosevic]

Expected more from him this season to be honest. 

 

Still young so hope he continues to improve.

[SouthStandUpperTier]

5 minutes ago, LestaAl said:

Locking him down for a big transfer deal next year.

Bingo. This is all it is.

[Reg Vardy]

Same as both Mahrez and Maguire, new deal, stay one season, guaranteed big fee in 12 months time, meanwhile we sign Cantwell/ A N Other

[Footballwipe]

8 minutes ago, Md9 said:

Glad to start getting players contracts sorted early would like Ricardo next then wilf these are the main two that would be very hard to replace. 

Don't think the club will have a choice now this is out in public. Agents will be banging Rudkin's door down with this news*. "If he's on £110k a week, my client deserves at least the same etc..."

 

*Pretty sure they all know details behind the scenes, but it just further starts the cascade when earnings are aired out into the public domain

[Jon the Hat]

4 minutes ago, Reg Vardy said:

Same as both Mahrez and Maguire, new deal, stay one season, guaranteed big fee in 12 months time, meanwhile we sign Cantwell/ A N Other

It's not a bad strategy tbh if you can get away with it.

[KFS]

This boy needs the Europa League. He was firing before Christmas but needs a full consistent season at the top before they start touting him for a Champions League team. Has time on his side, too.

 

 

[Xen]

43 minutes ago, SouthStandUpperTier said:

Bingo. This is all it is.

If so, that's not a bad thing. 

 

I think if we can have a similar season to the one we just had (without the collapse in the second half...) then he'll be one of the players most likely to stay long-term. He seems to genuinely love it here. But if he does leave then it'll be because its the best thing for both parties and we'll be getting one hell of a wedge in return. Mahrez was the better player but Maddison is an English international and less likely to throw a strop to force a transfer, so it'd be likely an even larger fee and possibly our record sale.

[lgfualol]

Needs to have a big season now. 

[Heart-Shaped Fox]

Glad hes staying for a bit longer at least. 

 

Arguably not great form recently tho, dropped off since new year.

[twister]

I am concerned about this, not only does it seem like a wage setting deal for a club not in the champions league.

 

We know how much he enjoys life off the field

 

If he does not have a good year next season, this is going to look a very niave deal.