Quote Originally Posted by B. Oddie View Post
A tidy acquisition by all accounts but I can see them struggling to keep hold of Sigurdsson and the boy from Barnsley whose name escapes me.

The problem with young loanees though is that clubs take a massive gamble on them, particularly if you're asking them to play in a higher league. It takes them nearly an entire season to find their niche and then they're handed back to the parent club all raring to go.

With this boy in particular, I think I read somewhere that there was a loan fee of £1 Million! A tad excessive for that. For a million, I'd at least expect to keep his right foot (w/toes) when he returns to Chelsea.
Alfie Mawson please don't call me a jack for knowing that.