“I told them not to sell Ivan, I told them I could get more money.”
Fry is, of course, referring to Ivan Toney, who Rangers and Celtic were said to be interested in last summer, he was kind enough to give the details of the latter’s derisory offer at the time, one that has backfired spectacularly given how much the Brentford forward is worth now.
If Clarke-Harris was 21 or 22, I could see the logic in spending a decent amount of money on him, but to put things into perspective, Santos Borre would cost less across the length of his contract including wages and signing on fee and he has experience at the very highest level of football, the Peterborough striker has only, really, come to prominence in England’s third tier.
I get the feeling our name is being dropped into conversations to persuade others to part with their cash, it’s a very un-Ross Wilson type of deal but, as we’ve seen in the past, he’s also fond of the odd surprise.