supercrystal7 said:
Just makes it look worse for Bayer. You buy a player hoping he will improve, especially a young player. It's crazy to have a minimum release fee in this day and age for 1.5 million. If the played insisted then you look elsewhere.
Really?
They somehow bought a squad player - he was no world beater in Bundesliga 2 but a regular player. They only paid 2 millions for him. Letting him go somewhen for 1.5 millions does not mean a loss for the club especially if they save this with his wage.
Leverkusen is no club that intends to sell players again. For Sam this sum was important to make sure that - if he does not get enough match time - still finds a club willing to pay for his transfer - and he had a five year contract like this.
It is different when it means top talents.