Colin B
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Fair reply Tony, but I'm coming from the position of Herbie being an unwanted asset at Barnsley, which appears to be the case. In that circumstance they would probably look to "wash their face" on the deal, and apparently are looking to cut their running costs too. Although, as you say, they may not wish to sell him to a rival, but that means he would have to go to a Championship club, and I don't know how many takers there would be at that level?I'd agree 100% with the analysis other than the bit I've underlined......
.......because I don't think Barnsley would necessarily sell Kane for £600,000 just because that's now his book value. Even if the elegance might please their accountants!
A lot of players will have a market value that is very different from their book value.
Luke McNally, for example, is probably carried on our books for about $100k now, but we would all be very pissed off if we sold him for that!
I'd argue that Herbie Kane's value has gone down because Barnsley bought him as a 21 year old who looked destined to be a top Championship, if not Premier League player; and now he's a 23 year old who seems more likely to be spending his career as a good League One midfielder.
Do wonder whether Barnsley will want to sell him to one of their competitors next year though.........
Obviously the Luke McNally situation is different, as he was a player that was bought as a possible appreciating asset (a la Herbie at Barnsley), which is exactly how it has turned out, meaning he can be sold (whenever that might be) for a profit. That's when "the model" works as it's meant to.