Extended-Phenotype Interest from other parties could have jacked the price up. 3m sounds like shit business to me. Especially when you consider the % of that we are likely to spend on much needed players.
Cracking keeper, young, possible future England star, wanted by Juventus and Liverpool, less than 3m?
We really are desperate for money.
We've no idea how firm that reported interest is or if the club have taken that into account in the negotiations with QPR so I still have no idea why you think we've diddled ourselves out of extra on the fee. If there's one thing Reading fans should've realised over the last few years it's that Hammond knows how to negotiate a sale.
As for McCarthy being this great England prospect, well I just don't see that. I'm a big fan of his but he's 24 and has never really pushed himself above his peers over the years. There are other keepers of his generation that will probably continue to keep him well down the pecking order and others coming through the age groups who will no doubt over take him.