Ipswich Town
Crawley Defender On Trial
By Aston
January 27 2008
Town will be taking Crawley Town defender Jamie Stevens on trial, with the possibility of signing the 18-year-old. Stevens joined Blue Square Premier division side Crawley from Boston United in the summer and he has been watched by a number of league clubs in recent weeks and there was a bid from a League One side rejected last week.
Crawley manager Steve Evans: "We were very close to agreeing a fee for him on Thursday but we couldn't and as far as I'm concerned that deal is dead. I know Ipswich, Norwich, Palace and Southend watched him against Woking and he did not have the best of days but he is going to be a really good player in the future.
"Whether that is with us depends on whether someone meets the valuation. I have been told by the directors that unless our valuation of him is agreed he is not going anywhere.
"I'm not doing part-bids, it has to be the figures we want and that is a significant fee. It would smash our transfer record.
"Ipswich want to look at him in among their first team players and I can understand that. The valuation we are talking about is not an issue with them if they see him doing well with the first team."
Source: The Argus
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That record is £60,000, so if we did decide to sign him, my guess would be in the region of £75k to £100k!
From what I've read, that could be a good bit of business by Jim but in truth he could end up being another Ian Miller?
