Brennan Johnson

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I reckon our best bargaining chip is to tell him unless he signs a new contract then he is definitely being sold in January and he may end up going somewhere he doesn’t really want to go, Leeds etc where there is a fair chance he ends up relegated again.
Sign a new contract and he gets to pick and choose from more options in the summer and he can set his sights higher, more like Southampton, Leicester level, probably on higher wages too.

Yep agree with that first paragraph Salv.  But Jonno snr seems to have the balls to resist this new contract offer so I wouldn't put it past him to actually refuse a move to a Norwich or a Watford type club and hold out for better.

As far as I see it, Brennan's in a positon where he can now pick and choose where he goes. The fee payable will be reduced as his contract runs out or he gets to sign a new contract with a low release clause. He's getting his cake and eating it either way.

The only leverage the club has is game time. He knows hes in the shop window and looking good atm. The club could just refuse to play him unless he signs without the release clause.

What I cant understand in all of this is when has the club ever stood in the way of a talented young player leaving for the prem? I cant recall one ever.