James Trafford | Signed by Burnley for £19m

[DeBlueLou]

I just love the meltdown of rivals fans regarding this deal. They are saying it’s shady etc… thank you Burnley

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

This is a good deal for all parties.
Was just looking at Ortega's age last night. He's a bit older than I initially thought, to be frank. But still, thirty's not all that much for a quality keeper. Which he is.
By the way — Zack Steffen's still on our books! Don't think we'll see any more of him, but he's still an MCFC employee.

 

[Cobwebcat]

So tricky keeping young keepers happy for obvious reasons. For his age he is perhaps the best in the UK but we can’t keep him waiting with two keepers in front of him blocking his path.

 

[Blu3m00n91]

Pep must of rang Vinny and told him to ask his chairman to bid £19 million for a academy player.

 

[Centurions]

That's an absolutely mental fee for a keeper with only league one experience. Bout bloody time though that we started getting decent fees for players.

That's not a serious statement about getting decent fees for our players I hope?

 

[Centurions]

Can't say I know a lot about james Trafford, however if he is one of our keepers I'm sure he will be decent with his feet, and nowadays that is so important for teams wanting to play out from the back, 15m plus in that case is a bargain for a young keeper with that skillset and a very good prospect by all accounts

£15+£4 mill in add-ons (appearances and Burnley staying up maybe?) plus a 20 per cent profit sell-on clause, a buy-back clause and a matching offer clause. An excellent deal for all concerned I think for a very good 20 year goalie. I can see him coming back in 3 to 5 years time.

 

[waspish]

There are so many clubs who want him of course the fee is around that m! The kids going to the top and that 19m will look like peanuts in 2/3 years time!

 

[OntarioBlue]

I just love the meltdown of rivals fans regarding this deal. They are saying it’s shady etc… thank you Burnley

I wonder what people think is shady about it. In the MEN today i read an article which quotes Cole Palmer saying Trafford is going to be a “World Class” keeper. Apparently they have been playing together for 9 years and Palmer says he has always known how great Trafford is.

£15m plus add ons for a young, potentially world class keeper is a steal. In a couple of years the “big teams“ could be sniffing around offering four or five times that amount.

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

Pep must of rang Vinny and told him to ask his chairman to bid £19 million for a academy player.

No it was Arteta who phoned Pep who phoned Vinny to ask his chairman to make the £19 million bid.

 

[Iassel]

Redcafe is in meltdown over this….all is good in the world.