Newman Noggs
Well-Known Member
Okay, don't forget there's a premium on Milner because he's English and, because of Platini's attempts to rein in English football, everyone needs English players. It follows that the best ones, Barry, Lescott, Johnson, Milner will command larger than normal fees. Then you have the City factor some people have mentioned and lastly, you have the Manchester United factor. Although barely covered in the media at the time because united never buy players, relying solely on home-grown products, united paid £13m for Chris Smalling thus setting an obscenely high benchmark for unproven and generally shite English players. Now ask yourself, is Milner worth twice as much as Smalling ?