A 9.14% annual interest rate sounds pretty shocking to us but I wonder how it compares to the loans other football clubs have had to take out over the past 12-18 months? In effect, any companies loaning money into football will have looked at the business model as being well in the doldrums due to covid and no matchday revenue and thus raised the interest rates to try to protect themselves - no different to a high interest rate being offered to someone with a poor credit rating. Also, is the loan secured against anything?
I believe I read somewhere that it's secured against stadium/training ground but not sure if definitely true. Spurs took a loan at 0.5% iirc but it was much shorter term. Nothing is directly comparable I'd guess
Is he only available on loan? He's the kind of player I think would really impress at Saints, a bit like KWP. He should have come to us over WBA in January, and most of us on here said he wouldn't have much impact in that team when he chose them.
Think the issue then (and probably now) is he apparently sees himself as a CM and we wanted him as a full back. I’d imagine it’s the same now that he would rather join a team where he will play CM
Hey (the next) Jude... https://saintsmarching.com/2021/06/...ted-signing-birminghams-next-jude-bellingham/
One of our alleged summer targets, Nico Williams, is currently having a bit of a mare for Wales in the Euros. To be fair though, they are playing Italy but he looks like a fish out of water.
Playing as a left back, when he's a right back in fairness (though that'll probably stand him in good stead if he did come to us!)