It is always good to see some morality in the championship. Swansea’s manager Roberto Martinez is convinced that his star midfielder Ferrie Bodde would reject a move to a Premier League club.
This is a bold statement, the lure of top flight has not been rejected by many.
Bodde’s agent has simply been putting the feeders out to clubs, claiming that his client and the agent have a gentlemen’s agreement regarding a possibly move if a Premier League club came in for him.
This just shows the Dutch midfielder have had a productive time this season as he is currently Swansea’s joint-top goal scorer with six goals, all being in the Championship.
His value has considerably increased. Swansea paid a mere £85,000 for Bodde back in 2007 and in the current climate his value has rocketed to somewhere in the region of £4 million.
Swansea have an agreement that half of the sell-on fee will go to his previous club ADO Den Haag. Therefore, they want to get as much as possible if he would to leave.
His general all round play has been effective as two of his goals has come from 30 plus yards out. He has been ever-present in producing defence-splitting passes, causing havoc against any time he has played. Producing a flurry of interest as clubs touted for his signature.
It seemed he was heading for the exit door in the summer as he handed in a transfer request after initial interest from Derby County.
A change of heart was evident as he rescinded it and agreed a new deal. It was then his agent Sjaron Vink claims the gentlemen’s agreement was reached with chairman Huw Jenkins.
Swansea currently sits in a healthy ninth position after being promoted last season and only a point of the play off places.
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