I think WBA got backed into a corner by him but at least Stoke coughed up 12mil for a player with six months left on his contract. Not sure who has been mugged.
He's not good enough to justify the price and the attitude. Some have said that Kone has got an attitude problem but this guy really does.
Had to read up on him and Stoke were offering 20m for him at the beginning of the season. Sums up football.
He's a talented lad but he also seems to be an arsehole. I wouldn't be bringing in Bera and letting Bojan leave if I were Stoke. But we're not Stoke, we're Sunderland and it'd be great to have £12m to spend.
Hold on Burnley have bid £13m for Brady ! the bigger/ambitious clubs like them do better than us though. It is that ONE single player who can turn a team around and up to now the last 6 managers cannot find him or they do and sell them.
You are describing Defoe. Without him you'd have been relegated some time ago. He is your one player who can keep you up and you're keeping him. It may not be pretty but there you go.