last summer he rejected our offer for an offer from QPR which we wouldn't/couldn't match?</p> will we now be paying him the wage we couldn't afford last summer or will QPR be "subbing" us??</p> don't suppose we'll be told</p>
We didn't try to match there offer did we? He was due to sign for us but had a chnage of heart and went to QPR the same day? I would imagine to do that he would be on more but loan agreements normally include a % of wage paid for by the club e.g. we'd pay 50%
I think it was more to do with wanting a move to London. Roy Keane made comments about how difficult it was to attract players to Sunderland and clearly the smoke does haveit's attractions, especially if you are a young footballer and you want to raise your profile.