Gudjohnsen is permanent - Official site

[sufolkstokie]

On SSN - bought him, not loaned him

['i'mnaked']

;D

[MrDBrent]

he is a stoke city player on a 1 year contract

[Willowstoke]

yes just seen that mate - great deal 2mil

[cousindupree]

Its a one year deal and is officially a Stoke player...apologies if already posted, just heard on Sky

[twocats]

Happy days

[lew86]

Really? Thats fantastic if he can keep going.

[madpotter]

that just makes the deal better and for only 2million.

and wolves payed 8mil for fletcher.

[murphscfc]

Fantastic news, I wonder why it was announced as a loan signing to start with though

[Lakeland Potter]

Aren't all season long foreign loans classed as 1 year contracts? I seem to remember that "Junior" in Bozzie's season was classed as a 1 year contract with us with a return clause after the end of the season. This is one reason why you are allowed unlimited foreign 'loans'.

[madpotter]

im guessing it will be a 12 month deal with a option of another year?
that would be a cracking deal ;D

[addistokie]

Woop Woop!!

[mrblobbysdad]

Just gets better and better! Winner! Well done Stoke

[Willowstoke]

Lakeland - no mate sky making alot of it, "stoke fans he his yours, no loan deal"

[keithw8007]

SSN just said Gudjohnsen is a permanent move :-)

[u2oxeterstokie]

I think you will find that we have bought his contract for a one year period for 2m, after that period he becomes a Monaco player again. We may well have options included in the deal to either extend or purchase. He is a loan player.

[PONTAFCE]

Official site says it is.

[foster]

On Sky website:
The Iceland forward moved to the Britannia Stadium on transfer deadline day on a season-long loan from Monaco.

[foster]

on the SCFC official site it also says he's on loan

[fca47]

not a loan according to sky. There are 20 threads so can't be arsed to read them all if already posted.

[wholigan]

ESPN are saying its become permanent

[FullerMagic]

www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12040_6351942,00.html

Don't suppose it really matters as he was in the last year of his Monaco deal anyway.

Obviously a lot of financial hijinks took place in the last couple of hours yesterday on this one to get it over the line?

[northantsash]

great either way tbh, but im sure more will come out later whether its a loan or purchase.

[Douglas Reynholm]

Hmmmm, think I'd of preferred it to be a loan. There's no way we've matched his previous salary, so he's either taken a pay cut or had massive golden handshakes.

[dozintheseventees]

Probably a good deal for all concerned. We get him for a year and see how it goes and he gets to have a good look at us. True, he'll be a free agent after 12 months and could go elsewhere but, if he enjoys his time with us, he might well sign a new deal during the next 12 months. We're in no worse a position to sign him longer term than if the deal had simply been a 12 month loan. In fact we're better placed as we might just get him to commit to a longer contract at any time during the next 12 months. We couldn't have done that had he been on loan.

[FullerMagic]

Sept 1, 2010 8:14:15 GMT Lakeland Potter said:

Aren't all season long foreign loans classed as 1 year contracts? I seem to remember that "Junior" in Bozzie's season was classed as a 1 year contract with us with a return clause after the end of the season. This is one reason why you are allowed unlimited foreign 'loans'.

I think you're right, Forny. I remember that being mentioned about the Junior deal.

And, as he's out of contract in Monaco next summer, maybe that's why it's , strictly speaking, being formulated as a 'permanent' deal?

[SouthportStokie]

www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_6351942,00.html

[Bick]

Good News!!

[LeagueCupBaby]

Also on Teamtalk:-

www.teamtalk.com/stoke-city/6351967/Eidur-is-a-permanent-Potter

[LeagueCupBaby]

also on teamtalk:-

www.teamtalk.com/stoke-city/6351967/Eidur-is-a-permanent-Potter