Once players realise they have the chance to earn north of 10k a week in the championship by letting a contract run down then they are unlikely to sign a deal with us for much, much less and affect their future earning potential. It’s worth the gamble when it comes to injuries when you consider the pay off, Nelson is probably looking at a £2.5-£3 million over the course of his next contract with a championship club when you take in a big signing on fee and bonuses, we would all take a gamble for that pay off.
He has been professional and played a big part in us staying up, so selling him cheap in January (if he would of even gone) could of ended up costing us more if we had been relegated.
Been a good player and a good pro for us, a little unlucky with injuries else we would of probably sold him for good money when we could of actually got it but that couldn’t really be helped.