Don’t think the wage is a problem, it’s more likely what Villa want. My idea would be along the lines of a million up front which covers the 880k Villa paid, then 50% of any profit made in a future move. A decent release clause built in to give the player reassurance that we won’t stand in the way of his progression. If he does make it big style Villa would probably double their money on outlay at least and we would have a healthy chunk for bringing him on