Supposed comments smooth, it would not be the first time this close season that quotes had been pulled out of thin air.
If the transfer fee was about £6 million, i could understand this transfer completely, but £12m? Massive clubs rarely spend that much on defenders, the money is always made or spent on strikers and midfielders, so AW must think highly of him to pay that much, because to be honest i think we could have had Hangeland/Upson for that amount and they are proven in the Prem.
I am still warming to the idea, so it wasn't my complete lack of sleep, i suppose a good thing that will come out of this transfer if it happens is we will find out just how tall he is