Given the tempo at which we were playing at the end of last season fitness is going to be super key for anyone coming in and wanting to make an impact in the starting eleven.

He is very talented, but I'd rather we went for the likes of Doughty at Luton or similar even if there are transfer fees involved: getting it wrong with someone like Sessegnon would be a false economy.

I think one of the factors here is that OG has worked with him before and it sounds like he feels that he fits the work ethic, has the ability (in areas we are lacking) he wants for the squad. Yes the big problem is his injury record but so in the past was Clyne. I agree with Furgeson he was in retrospect a bad buy but this was also mitigated to an extent by his price. Also players such as Olise have had alot of short term injuries and he hasn't worked out too bad.

I think at the end of the day it will come down to what RS wants in terms of salary signing on fee and if he fits the attitude of club he joins. I think he has the ability and work ethic and if the rest of these are reasonable then he is certainly worth a punt

RS i presume. He is currently on zero as his contract ran out on 30/6.
A top championship club may pay up to £20k a week but with his injury record it will be more of a pay as you play contract.
As a prem club we can clearly offer more. Again i suspect we will make it heavily pay as you play related - £10k a week and maybe £25k for every game you start seems sensible IMHO (as long as he proves himself over the next few weeks)

The upside here is huge.

I have a Spurs friend who thinks he's rubbish, but who knows whose right?

as i said he's on zero at the moment and with his injury record isn't in a great negotiating position. If he drops to the Championship he'll be offered a lot less.

Pretty sure Clyne was on c£20k a week when he first came back although as the contract was never announced his previous £80k at Liverpool was often quoted.