I reckon the wages we chucked at Wickham with his latest contract were with a view to selling him this summer. Would have been a free agent otherwise so we needed to give him a deal he'd sign. Smart move by the club.
Not really tbh. Didn't west ham offer £5 or £6 Million? Since then he would of got a fee for extending his contract, agent would of been paid and he has had £3 Million in wages. Bit of a panic / over reaction to Colback situation and ended up having to offer same wages to Defoe. Didn't mind him signing a new deal, but those wages for what he has done was a poor decision by the club imho.