King worth £60m

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King worth £60m to Watford - Boothroyd

 

Watford boss Adrian Boothroyd told Barclays Premier League clubs to forget about signing Marlon King - unless they are prepared to pay £60million for the forward.

 

King has been linked with a move to Derby this week, and feels he has a score to settle with top-flight football after missing so much of Watford's unsuccessful 2006/07 Premiership campaign due to a knee injury.

 

Boothroyd sold Hameur Bouazza to Fulham earlier in the summer and allowed Ashley Young to join Aston Villa in January - but he insists he will not allow King to quit Vicarage Road.

 

'We haven't received a bid - and they (Derby) don't have enough money,' said Boothroyd.

 

'If we get into the Premier League, we get £60million, so unless someone's got £60m, Marlon isn't going anywhere. Simple as that. Hameur Bouazza was a different kettle of fish, as was Ashley Young. Marlon King stays.

 

'As long as I am here, he is here. He will stay. All these reports are just speculation.'

 

 

oh dear

[Tino asprilla 0]

from ESPN btw

[Asprilla 96]

Fair point no?

[bassplayerjj 0]

I like Boothroyd, and I admire the spirit of his Watford team, if we showed half their spirit last year we'd have been in Europe again.

[Brock Manson 0]

But you aren't going to get back into the top flight because you're team is shite Adie, and you only got in last season via the playoffs.