Adam Reach deserves his new long-term contract after some great form this season.
He went away on loan to Shrewsbury and Bradford to mature but now he looks to be fulfilling his potential, and that has been rewarded.
I saw the reports that a number of Premier League clubs were interested in him so this four-and-a-half year contract ties him down, and it’s great for Boro as he’s an exciting youngster.
Having big clubs looking at your players isn’t always a bad thing. It’s healthy for a football club as it shows you are doing something right.
At this stage of the season there’s a lot of speculation and agents creating a bit of hype, and although I’m not saying the stories were fabricated, fans have to know there’s always a big of gamesmanship going on which works both ways.
I remember when I was at Boro with Tony Mowbray and Marvin Emnes was linked with Swansea forever and a day.
He eventually ended up there, but we were close to selling him for a much bigger fee than he went for.
It didn’t happen in the end, but there was a lot of interest in him and at the time it was difficult as we were trying to offload some of our top earners but also remaining competitive on the pitch.
Of course you want to win games while at the same time balance the books, and more often that not some of the higher earners are ones that are instrumental in helping you to win matches.
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