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If some of the rumours are true and Shackell is agitating for a move (at nearly 32 years old, I cannot blame him for wanting one last big payday to keep him and his brand-new Texan wife in a life of luxury), I'm just wondering what sort of mega-deal Derby are tempting him with?
Given that he joined Burnley from Derby in 2012 on £15,000-a-week, received a 50% pay rise after Burnley were promoted and gets extra money for being captain, Shackell cannot be on much less than £25,000-a-week at Turf Moor.
In my eyes, the Rams must be offering him at least £30,000-a-week over probably three years - maybe even more as he will probably be facing a daily 4-hour round-trip commute to training. Jason might find it difficult to persuade his rich American partner to give up "the dream home" they moved into about a year ago and a house she has spent hours and hours designing and decorating to her own taste.
Shackell may well leave soon but Alan Nixon, the Sun journo who gets a lot of things right like the Stuart Gray sacking, has indicated that the Burnley board are quite prepared to play "hard ball" with both Shackell and the Rams - especially after they messed us about in the "Bryson Saga" last summer. Burnley activated a £750k release clause for Bryson and the player was offered £20k a week after talks at Turf Moor, but went back to Derby, told them about Burnley's wage offer which the Rams then "matched" but with a deal for 5 years instead of Burnley's 3.
How did we mess you about? You made an offer which activated a clause, that doesn't mean the player has to be sold, it means their is an option to be released from his contract for £750k, if the player wishes.
We simply counted your offer. Last summers "saga" or not, I'd expect you to play hard ball as you do not want to see good players leave, like us with Bryson.
