Reid on his way for £4m

Looks like Sunderland are getting real about their interest in Andy Reid and the price being bandied around has increased to £4m. You have to think that Sunderland is an attractive option for Reid, what with the current Irish connection and if he goes for it, then it looks like a done deal. Money talks and players are not held to their contracts if the price is close and they want to leave.

As long as we get the terms we want (upfront payment with sell-ons etc), this would represent £100,000 profit on the fee we paid Spurs for every appearance he's made for us. Whilst I don't want to see him go, even at this price, there are still two question-marks about him - his fitness and his susceptibility to injury. In the short while he's been with us, both problems have affected him and it could be argued that he hasn't been properly fit for a good number of the games he has played for us.

If he goes however, there's a fair chance we could pay a heavy price in four months time if we narrowly fail to get promotion.