KenH wrote:Am I missing something here? What's the point of selling Sam and paying for his replacement? Unless we're selling Sam for lots more than we'd have to pay Murphy (or someone else), why would we do it and lose our captain? Sounds like Murphy is similar to Sam, so surely couldn't be cheaper?
Murphy is only 19yrs old. Either Fulham offer him an improved contract, or he can leave for free.
Assuming (
could be a huge 'assume') that Sam is being sold to Blackpool...
If we get [say] £300k for Sam who could leave for free in ten months time, then spend [say] £100k on Murphy, we're getting a player that Fulham actually wanted to keep. As you say, Murphy is similar to Sam, so that's great business.
Or, Fulham haven't offered him an improved contract. We could potentially sell Sam for [say] £300k and sign Luca for free. With the cash from Carlos & Sam, we may be increasing our playing budget substantially.
This potentially would be great business for the players & club.
[Edit: I think he has now been released, so would be a free signing. Can't find definite confirmation though.]