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Originally Posted by 93.20
highest ever upfront fee for a championship player. nice bit of pressure
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In fairness, not only is he signing for United but he's also a promising England prospect. Kid was condemned the minute he showed great potential. Would be the same if he went to any top 6 English club, the media would declare him the new Walcott/Beckham/Rooney/Chamberlain and any promising display would be lauded and he's be thrust into the spotlight with the weight of a nation expecting everything to flourish immediately.
He's got a good manager to oversee his development and progress and staying at Palace for the rest of the season is a smart move to keep him playing and progressing on a game by game basis, as well as cooling off the media hype until at least the summer and pre-season.