Well that’s Steven Caulker paid for.
Liverpool’s transfer committee may not be the brightest men in the world, and are routinely slagged for the less than stellar talents they have dragged through the doors at Anfield over the last number of years.
But if reports today prove to be true, then they have done a bang-up job on managing to extract a few quid from a former Liverpool player, moving in this month’s January transfer window.
Jonjo Shelvey arrived at Liverpool in 2010 and exited the club after a mixed three years, landing at Swansea.
The England midfielder has had a mixed time there recently, and today it was confirmed that the player is off to Newcastle in a deal worth around £12million.
First picture of Jonjo Shelvey in Newcastle having his medical ahead of £12m move. Footage over on @SkySportsNewsHQ pic.twitter.com/eQ5daatqxj
— Keith Downie (@SkySports_Keith) January 12, 2016
Shelvey joined Swansea for around £5million, so the club at least have made a profit on their investment in the 24-year-old, who looked to have given up totally in last Sunday’s FA Cup loss to Oxford.
Various reports this afternoon suggest that Liverpool are also set to make a nice profit on the midfielder.
Reports suggest the club may have inserted a 30% sell-on clause in his contract as he left Anfield, which by our math, and many others, will have left the club with a tidy £3.6million profit today.
https://twitter.com/Kloppholic/status/686912024312430592
Suggestions #LFC inserted a 30% sell-on clause in Shelvey's sale to #SwanseaCity – set to bank £3.6m from the #NUFC deal
— Alex Miller (@alexmiller73) January 12, 2016
Liverpool have a 30% sell-on clause for Jonjo Shelvey, so we'll get £3.6m when he joins Newcastle for £12m. Explains why we sold cheaply.
— LFC Fans Corner (@LFCFansCorner) January 12, 2016
Although most fans feel that the Magpies have paid over the odds for the player
£12million….Yes 12 flipping million quid for #Shelvey 😱😱😱😱😱 #Newcastle have more money than sense 🙈🙈🙈
— Peter Jones (@PGJ9) January 12, 2016
I don't want to live in a world where jonjo shelvey costs 12 million pounds
— lawrie bacon (@lawriebacon) January 12, 2016
£12 million for Shelvey.Pants pulled down for young English players.That should explain why clubs buy same quality overseas players for less
— Steve Lillis (@stevelillis) January 12, 2016
