Sad About Saad
Grilled's wait for midfield reinforcements will have to wait, as Italian Division Seven club Polli di Allenamento bid former Escalations U-20 star Hafiz bin Saad up to S$8.25 million, over sides such as sektor (Bulgarian Division Five), IronMath (Hungarian Division Four), PANASIAO (Italian Division Five) and bäver (Swedish Division Four).
Han revealed that he was near-nauseous putting in an S$8 million bid, it being some S$3 million over the odds already, for the 17 times-capped playmaker. "He was a great fit," Han sighed, "but that was just silly money. The club's advisors told me that S$7 million would be the absolute limit, but I decided to stake my reputation on him."
"Frankly, it was absurd, given that comparable players have recently gone for as low as S$4 million." sports analyst Will Foucault Jr. demurred. "While it has to be said that Singaporean talents of that calibre are in short supply, cash is king in this financial climate, and Grilled will get a much better deal if they stick out for it."
