Quote: SaintsFan "I think Saints are being wise. I've no idea what they offered him, obviously, and it could be low or it could have been very reasonable given that he is potential rather than proven. Either way, it would be foolish to pay the kind of sum Offiah will be asking to someone who has yet to prove himself in the job. He had a great chance to show that he could begin to boss the team while Longy was out with his jaw but he didn't show any signs of doing that for however many weeks it was that he was covering. Will he be able to do so next year? Who knows. Eastmond is clearly a talent but whether that translates to a talented 7 I think is yet to be seen. If he performs the role we need next season then I'd say we should be offering him an impressive inducement to stay with us. If not, either we offer him something reasonable to play in another position or we let him go IMO. Saints cannot be held to ransom over one player because overall we will suffer as a result.'"
So you don't know what they've offered him and you don't know what Offiah is asking, so how can you make a judgement if it's reasonable or not?
Basically everyone is guessing.
IMO what Saints (and every other club have to do is to avoid paying what they can't afford, and / or setting a precedent for the next young player coming through who will want / expect a similar deal.