Confirmed Transfer Gray gone

[Volpone]

Eleven million? How did we pull that off?

 

[mabrah]

1.1M??

Edit:The Guardian reports it as 3M.

 

[Graz]

His whole career here has been a story of unfulfilled potential. We've reached the point where a move is best for club and player. Surprised we've got 11m for him. Glad to see him not move to another Prem side as well, we can wish him all the best because of that.

Where have you seen £11m?

 

[TornadoShaunUK]

Where have you seen £11m?

I can't remember but I read somewhere 11m euros...

 

[Ike O'Noclassed]

New start for Demarai. Hope it works out for him.

 

[TornadoShaunUK]

Sky Sports reporting £2.7m. seems more likely.

 

[Micky]

Sky Sports reporting £2.7m. seems more likely.

Its bloody good business by us if it is.

 

[parafox]

Sky Sports reporting £2.7m. seems more likely.

That's enough to pay a Serie A has been for 9 weeks...

 

[Blue Maniac]

I can't remember but I read somewhere 11m euros...

That’s his “market value” according to some graphic that was floating around. Clearly just a random number plucked out of the air.

 

[Brown Nose]

Hmm. I'm not going to ignore my eyes. For five years, almost every time I saw Gray play, he was a wasteful disappointment. He is a talented player with no footballing brain, no ability to adapt and develop the talent he was born with.

There is nothing worse than a player that has advantages and does feck all with them. He won't ever be any good.

 

[Fox Fan]

Leicester City can confirm that winger Demarai Gray has signed a permanent deal with Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen, subject to international clearance.

The 24-year-old, a Premier League title-winner with the Foxes in 2015/16, made a total of 168 appearances and scored 13 goals for the Club in all competitions.

Speaking to LCFC.com, Demarai said: “Today I say goodbye to a wonderful Club and family, which is how it is at Leicester City. I want to thank everyone at the Club who has helped me to become a better footballer.

“My debut and winning the Premier League have been unforgettable moments that will be part of my career forever, together with the goal against Cardiff. It was a privilege to score that and to be able to dedicate it to a wonderful man and Chairman, Khun Vichai.

“I’m ready for a new challenge now and I wish the Club and all my team-mates a future full of success.”

Gray joined LCFC from Birmingham City in January 2016 and made his debut later that month in an FA Cup tie against Tottenham Hotspur.

His top-flight bow came in a 1-1 draw at Aston Villa, and he went on to make a further 11 appearances in City’s historic Premier League title triumph that season.

Gray’s first goal for the Club came against Manchester United in September 2016, a campaign where he featured five times in the UEFA Champions League as the Foxes reached the last eight of the competition.

In November 2018, Demarai produced what will always be remembered as an iconic moment in the Club’s history - the only goal in an emotionally charged 1-0 win at Cardiff City. It was the Club’s first game after the helicopter accident that claimed the lives of the Club’s Chairman, Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha; staff members Kaveporn Punpare and Nusara Suknamai; and pilots Eric Swaffer and Izabela Lechowicz.

This season, he played twice for Brendan Rodgers’ side, and now joins a Leverkusen outfit who are currently fourth in the Bundesliga.

The Football Club would like to thank Demarai for his contribution and wish him the very best for his future career.

The cynic in me expects to see a Ben Marshall-esq interview at some point in the future in which he rows back on those sentiments and blames the club for his failings.

 

[londonfox]

Beat of luck to him. I always felt he suffered from not actually having the potential a lot of fans attributed to him.

And good on him for choosing to play in a different country. I’m sure he c/would have found a club in England to take him. It takes some gumption to test yourself in a different league.

 

[mabrah]

He won't ever be any good.

Ever is a long time. People can change, or at least make the effort to. The (foot) ball is in Gray's court. If he makes an honest assessment of himself, where he is and wants to be, what he wants etc, then he can make changes.

 

[FOX Franks]

Eleven million? How did we pull that off?

That was Sky trying to put a 'transfer market value' on his head. No way we got anywhere close to it.

 

[mabrah]

Tbh, to have gotten as much as 3M is impressive. I wasn't expecting that. Not because he is/isn't crap but because he was soon (6 months?) a free agent. I thought any fee would be token... and please don't tell me that 3M IS token!

 

[Skitzo]

considering we only paid £3m for Gray I'm not unhappy with hat he gave us, I'm disappointed he didn't kick on obviously.

Good luck to him I hope he goes on to be a success

 

[MerseyFox]

Good move for him - less intense league. I also think that they also seem to develope players better than in England

 

[Skitzo]

Good move for him - less intense league. I also think that they also seem to develope players better than in England

well they play them and accept they will make mistakes and have dips in form, English football is very bad at that with young players on the whole

 

[glyn]

Am I remembering properly that Demerai Gray being overlooked for Seville first leg was rumoured as something the “snakes” challenged Ranieri about in his last week in charge? Ah back when we thought he was the answer to our poor run.....

 

[FOX Franks]

Good move for him - less intense league. I also think that they also seem to develope players better than in England

I'd be amazed if he develops any further at all. From all we've seen of him he hasn't got the discipline.