Callum Paterson deal close?

[BlueToujours]

Paterson is under 24 so as long as Hearts offered him a new contract (which I am pretty sure that they did) then we would also be liable for paying compensation if we sign him. I have seen £400/500k mentioned but not sure how this has been calculated.

How does that differ to when Adam Matthews joined Celtic. Did we not offer him a contract? We didn't get anything for Matthews did we?

[Alfonso Perez]

How does that differ to when Adam Matthews joined Celtic. Did we not offer him a contract? We didn't get anything for Matthews did we?

I have heard conflicting stories here so not quite sure. I recall at the time that we claimed that we couldn't agree a contract with him which suggests that we offered him one. However, I met Matthews a year or two after he left & asked him what happened - he said that Dave Jones made it clear that he didn't rate him & he was not wanted at Cardiff, so he left. I don't know if we received any compensation but if we didn't then a contract was not offered.

[Rjk]

I have heard conflicting stories here so not quite sure. I recall at the time that we claimed that we couldn't agree a contract with him which suggests that we offered him one. However, I met Matthews a year or two after he left & asked him what happened - he said that Dave Jones made it clear that he didn't rate him & he was not wanted at Cardiff, so he left. I don't know if we received any compensation but if we didn't then a contract was not offered.

I thought we didn't get money with matthews because it was an international transfer, or am I getting confused with ledley

[kingbillyboy]

hearts fans view of him.

http://terracepodcast.net/season-pla...201617-hearts/

[Rjk]

hearts fans view of him.

http://terracepodcast.net/season-pla...201617-hearts/

High praise indeed.
Although they rated him the same as Don Cowie which kind OF takes the edge off it.

[TH63]

High praise indeed.
Although they rated him the same as Don Cowie which kind OF takes the edge off it.

I always thought Cowie was underrated tbf

[Alfonso Perez]

I thought we didn't get money with matthews because it was an international transfer, or am I getting confused with ledley

We received nothing for Ledley as he was 23 & it was an international transfer. If he had gone to a club who played in the premier/football league we would have received compensation. I can remember feeling a bit aggrieved at the time as I felt that Ledley could have done more to help us at a time when we were totally skint, although after a while I was able to look at it more objectively & could accept that he was perfectly entitled to do what was best for his future career