PAUL M wrote:
Interested in people's opinions of Rodwell, is he worth £25m? Last season I was impressed with hiim but less so this season and I can think of plenty of players in Europe who we could sign for that sort of money.
Is he worth £25m on present form??.....Not a chance, he's worth about £10m on form and potential.
The thing is with Rodwell, similar to how Rooney was, is that he has been lauded as the next big thing since he was 16....The difference being that Rooney was actually producing consistantly at both club and international level for a good while before his transfer.
Rodwell, however, is still massively inconsistant, his main problem being, in my opinion, that no one has yet sussed out what type of player he actually is....Many consider him a future centre half, Rio Ferdinand-style, whilst some have tried to compare him to Steven Gerrard, especially after that goal he scored last season against Man Utd.
From what I have read, United see him as a midfielder in their future side, which is fair enough, but if United fans think they are getting a Xavi, Iniesta or even a Paul Scholes for their £25m, then you are going to be left sadly disappointed.