Pennant

[richwilks]

Pennant is apparently attracting interest from some foreign teams and Sky Sports say that in January he can negotiate and sign a pre contract with a foreign team to join them in the summer.

 

As I understand it if Pennant plays 15 games for us this season he gets a one year extension.

 

Out of interest, what would happen if for example he signed a pre contract with Roma on January 1st, then Rafa played him upto his 15 games and he got the one year extension (not likely I know)?

 

Due to the clause in his contract is he restricted from signing a pre contract?

[Mick_G]

Yes

[Gerrardrules]

Weird clause.

[Duncan Disorderly]

Santa Claus.

[Flight]

Was thinking about this earlier today. We should bring him on as a sub for the last two minutes a dozen times, just to piss him off and get a fee for him.

[Falconhoof]

f*** him off ASAP

[D.Boon]

f*** him off ASAP

 

Is the right answer, get this c*** away from our club

[Magic8Ball]

Real mess - Greedy Pennant blows dream Madrid move...now he's set for Wigan

By SIMON JONES

Last updated at 11:42 PM on 23rd December 2008

 

 

Jermaine Pennant has priced himself out of an incredible move to Real Madrid as his wage demands forced a £3.5million transfer to collapse last night.

Madrid were expecting to announce the unlikely signing today after agreeing a fee with Liverpool for their reserve right winger, who has started only two Barclays Premier League matches this season.

 

No gain in Spain: Pennant's wage demands wrecked the chance of reviving his career with a £3.5m move to Real Madrid

 

Instead Pennant, who asked for £60,000 a week — almost double what was being offered by the Spanish giants — will now have to decide whether to accept a loan offer from Wigan or Stoke.

 

At the JJB Stadium he would be able to play for Steve Bruce again. He will then be a free agent in the summer when he believes he can command a better salary.

 

Although the salary demand is not remarkable in the modern game, Madrid — who have just spent £20million on Lassana Diarra from Portsmouth — set a ceiling on their pay offer.

 

At 6pm last night, Sportsmail believed the deal was close to conclusion, only for it to break down two hours later when Pennant’s demands emerged. Madrid will not negotiate on their basic salary offer of £1.5m-a-year.

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/...n.html?ITO=1490

:ohmy: WTF !!!!

[stressederic]

If that's true then he really is spectacularly stupid

[MFletcher]

That can't be true.

 

It really can't be.

[Magic8Ball]

If that's true then he really is spectacularly stupid

D'oh !!!

[Herbie von Smalls]

April fool!

[madaboutlfc]

its a classic case of why criminal background checks are placed at work..

[Euphrates]

Ramos can obviously pick a player, who better to fill the gap in creativity that's been there since Robinho left?

[madaboutlfc]

Ramos can obviously pick a player, who better to fill the gap in creativity that's been there since Robinho left?

actually for 3.5m he is a player who if you did not know much about his mentality would look like an attractive proposition

[Nebraska Red]

Pennant is either a complete idiot, or he is listening to some very poor advice from his agent.

 

A transfer to Real Madrid, I assume he gets a cut of the fee, a decent wage and some pleasant weather for the rest of the season.

 

What a k****ead.

[_00_deathscar]

That cannot be true - from any party other than Liverpool. The whole thing just defies belief.

[Stevie H]

wish we'd never signed that f*cker.

[Rimbeux]

We've got a Bogarde

[Swagger]

Pennant is either a complete idiot, or he is listening to some very poor advice from his agent.

 

A transfer to Real Madrid, I assume he gets a cut of the fee, a decent wage and some pleasant weather for the rest of the season.

 

What a k****ead.

 

I'd go with him being a complete idiot.

 

f***ing moron.

[Mike]

[Raj]

I don't believe that story, but if it is true, then his stupidity and greed knows no boundary

[MarkD]

Have a mate (who I speak to infrequently) who knows him. I texted this morning and reply was along the lines that 'no offer was ever made to him but he is keen not to move from the North West because he is so happy with his life there - lives with his girlfriend'.

[floyd]

Alves was the first choice, but instead, due too finances, we spunked £6.9m on someone who was never good enough for us.

[Hassony]

some footballers are weird, they will have the rest of their lives to live where ever they want! surely even a thick person like pennant must realise that Real Madrid are more attractive than Wigan!