 Chelsea Claimed to Be Wickham Favourites
Sun 22nd Nov 2009 09:13
Chelsea are the favourites to sign 16-year-old Town striker Connor Wickham, according to a tabloid report this morning. The Premier League leaders, Arsenal, Tottenham, Manchester United, Liverpool and Aston Villa are all said to have sent scouts to watch yesterday’s 0-0 draw with Sheffield Wednesday during which Wickham was an unused sub.
Wickham is unable to sign a professional contract until he is 17 in March and Chelsea are reported to be willing to offer the Blues £5 million plus further top-ups which could eventually rise to three times that figure should the 6ft 3in frontman progress as hoped. It would be a surprise if Chelsea were to offer a deal such as that given that Crystal Palace received significantly less when similarly rated youngster John Bostock joined Tottenham in 2008. Then the sides failed to come to an agreement and a Professional Football Compensation Committee (PFCC) tribunal, run by the PFA, set a fee of £700,000 plus add-ons rising in steps up to £1.25 million after he makes five, 10, 20, 30 and 40 appearances, another £200,000 on his full international debut and a 15% sell-on. On Friday, manager Roy Keane said the Blues had not been contacted by any club regarding Wickham and dismissed the recent links with Premier League sides as speculation. Keane also said he feels Portman Road is the best place for the England U17 international to continue his football education.
swinger added 09:21 - Nov 22
Thats a lot of money, Chelsea would not offer that imo. Keane is right, he is best off staying put for now. Look at Scott Sinclair. The next big thing at Bristol Rovers, snapped up by Chelsea at 16, plays no competitive football for 3 years and doesn't develop. Now where is he? | 446 forum posts
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I_Like_Pies added 09:30 - Nov 22
He's playing in the Premier League with Wigan. Wickam will go, and i won't blame him for doing so. What is there to stay for? A team crashing out of the Championship, with a bunch of strikers who couldn't hit a barn door, and he still doesn't get a game? Why on earth was Stead brought on yesterday and Wickam left on the bench? | 249 forum posts
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BranthamBlue added 09:43 - Nov 22
Chelsea would be the worst club to move too, when has a player came through their academy into the first team, Sinclair is an example, Manncienne, and the two Leeds youngsters that went there.
Wickham would never be seen or heard from again and a potentialy good career would be distroyed. If he has to go someone like Arsenal or Villa would benefit teams who bring through youngters and play them. | 3740 forum posts
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swinger added 09:45 - Nov 22
Yeah Wigan reserves. 7 league appearences for them this season. He's 20, he was all set to be taking the world by storm by this point when he left Bristol Rovers at 16. | 446 forum posts
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Wickets added 09:46 - Nov 22
Wickam must stay and must play, in the championship, best for his development and for Town. Players only reach their potential by playing at the higher levels not warming the bench at chelsea. | 7 forum posts
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Paul added 11:09 - Nov 22
If true, quite amusing that they all sent scouts and he didn't even feature! | 286 forum posts
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bedsitfc added 11:19 - Nov 22
if he goes we will see him again in 3 or 4 years playing for barnet or someone like that on loan | 0 forum posts
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bluewein added 11:27 - Nov 22
More lazy jorno work.
5 words for you
"Freddie Star Ate My Hamster!"
Nuff said. | 1141 forum posts
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brittaniaman added 12:39 - Nov 22
That was best move Keano done last night,to keep Wickham on the bench, instead of putting him on display in front of millions watching, plus all the greedy top clubs ready to scoop up all the talent around. Because at the moment we would only get peanuts for him, plus us losing all his talent, So back off big boys while we are aiming for 4th from bottom.!!!!!!!!!!!! | 0 forum posts
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firmfoundations added 13:35 - Nov 22
He has to stay at least until we get that 20 goal a season player - that means for some time yet! | 0 forum posts
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tractorboybig added 15:26 - Nov 22
This is press speculation ,but Wickham reads it as well, and to be honest if you were him coming up to your 17th birthday why the hell would you want to sign for this club? I am sure his agent, if he has one, will be touting him about to every premier team and hey presto he,s gone. | 4 forum posts
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jas0999 added 15:48 - Nov 22
If Wickham decides to leave then it's not Roy's fault! This is just press speculation though!!! | 31 forum posts
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tractorboybig added 15:53 - Nov 22
jas0999
May be it is roys fault.
If we were doing better and a real chance of doing something he may just of hung in???? | 4 forum posts
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jas0999 added 17:19 - Nov 22
Tractorboybig - honestly - if you were a 16 year old playing in the Championship - regardless of position - and the Premiership league leaders offered you an obscence amount of cash - would you honestly decline???????
Point is this, if Wickham decides to leave there is nothing Roy, Evans, You or I can do about it. | 31 forum posts
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bluesman added 18:13 - Nov 22
We hope its gossip and we hope he stays but if we don't start playing football he's not going to get much of an education at Town is he. What's Roy going to teach him? How to catch up and unders? | 0 forum posts
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bluesman added 18:16 - Nov 22
We hope its gossip and we hope he stays but if we don't start playing football he's not going to get much of an education at Town is he. What's Roy going to teach him? How to catch up and unders? | 0 forum posts
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