[Salopbaggie]

I really believe it's a massive gamble at £12m for Rodriguez. They've really mugged us off on the fee considering his injury record in the last 3 years.

Don't get me wrong, I liked him back in 2014 pre injury. But it's one hell of a fee for a player who has been on the treatment table for 80% of the last 3 years.

Just hope our staff and medical team really know what they are doing and he can stay fit.

Glad there's a done deal though as I was getting worried we were planning to just make up the numbers. The other links are very positive and just crossing everything that Rodriguez can put his injuries behind him.

I do agree Slick, but fees have got crazier and crazier over the past few years, I guess the clubs also have to have brexit at the back of their minds as well and their oversea's player limits. I suppose a good comparison starting point could be what we got for Berahino.

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Yuning Zhang (20 yr) striker signed on undisclosed fee.

But loaned out immediately https://www.wba.co.uk/news/2017/july/alb...ect-zhang/

Just seen this on SSN, can't make any sense of it to be honest. Buy a player from Vitesse Arnhem then loan him out for 2 years to Werder Bremen  

Allegedly an investment for the future or maybe he is "someones" nephew or something like that.