Ethan Ampadu

[C j phill]

£15m? I’m not sure he’s worth that, I bet they don’t pay that and he will be back at Chelsea next summer…I’d rather see him sign for a championship club, instead of going on loan every season, better for his career and us.

Report says 15m euros, not British pounds.

 

[grecIAN Harris]

£15m? I’m not sure he’s worth that, I bet they don’t pay that and he will be back at Chelsea next summer…I’d rather see him sign for a championship club, instead of going on loan every season, better for his career and us.

He's an international footballer from Chelsea. Whilst that status remains, Amps will always carry a premium price tag.

 

[grecIAN Harris]

£15m? I’m not sure he’s worth that, I bet they don’t pay that and he will be back at Chelsea next summer…I’d rather see him sign for a championship club, instead of going on loan every season, better for his career and us.

He's an international footballer from Chelsea. Whilst that status remains, Amps will always carry a premium price tag.

 

[Cowshed Grecian]

He's an international footballer from Chelsea. Whilst that status remains, Amps will always carry a premium price tag.

Cobblers. Anyone who can kick a ball and is based anywhere in the top 3 divisions and is Welsh gets a cap. No disrespect to Wales. Ben Woodburn was an international footballer with Liverpool in that case. Does he carry a premium price tag?

 

[Spanks]

Cobblers. Anyone who can kick a ball and is based anywhere in the top 3 divisions and is Welsh gets a cap. No disrespect to Wales. Ben Woodburn was an international footballer with Liverpool in that case. Does he carry a premium price tag?

Ethan has three times as many caps in the same time period as Woodburn, and has played top flight football in three countries, with 4 clubs. But you go ahead and compare them.

The only cobblers is what you've posted.

 

[elginCity]

Cobblers. Anyone who can kick a ball and is based anywhere in the top 3 divisions and is Welsh gets a cap. No disrespect to Wales. Ben Woodburn was an international footballer with Liverpool in that case. Does he carry a premium price tag?

Yep, cautionary tale there... wonderkid, Welsh international, multiple loan spells, lost his way, released, bought for nowt.

 

[IndoMike]

Cobblers. Anyone who can kick a ball and is based anywhere in the top 3 divisions and is Welsh gets a cap. No disrespect to Wales. Ben Woodburn was an international footballer with Liverpool in that case. Does he carry a premium price tag?

But it's the experience he's gained at an elite level that also has added value.
I like Ethan - he's a good kid- but of course he's not a top notch player. But he's got a very nice life and will have a good career as a professional footballer.

 

[jrg333]

BBC reporting this loan at £1.5m plus £12.7m transfer option. Better taking a percentage of that (is it 20%, meaning ~£2.8m?) than risk him running down his contract. I hope he does well there but I'll be fairly surprised if Spezia actually have 14 odd million for a young defender.

 

[Cowshed Grecian]

But it's the experience he's gained at an elite level that also has added value.
I like Ethan - he's a good kid- but of course he's not a top notch player. But he's got a very nice life and will have a good career as a professional footballer.

Yeah it’s nothing personal. I was hoping he would make it big. However let’s be honest he was a whizz kid who hasn’t developed into what we thought he would. A lot of kids who are highly rated at 15/16 don’t. Let’s not pretend he is an elite player because he really isn’t, in fact I’ve watched him a lot and always been hugely disappointed with him. He will have a good career for Wales as an average defender.

 

[SEA Grecian]

Yeah it’s nothing personal. I was hoping he would make it big. However let’s be honest he was a whizz kid who hasn’t developed into what we thought he would. A lot of kids who are highly rated at 15/16 don’t. Let’s not pretend he is an elite player because he really isn’t, in fact I’ve watched him a lot and always been hugely disappointed with him. He will have a good career for Wales as an average defender.

He's still only 21. How many defenders reach their peak at 21? Alex Hartridge, for example, was only starting to become a regular for City at the same age.