Peterborough United director of football Barry Fry has been accused of being "at it" with his £40million valuation of Rangers' Emmanuel Fernandez.
The centre-back moved to Ibrox from the League One side for an initial £3.5m last summer and, after a slow start where he was questioned heavily, has turned into a key player in Danny Rohl's side.
Fernandez has been strong defensively as well as chipping in with goals from set-pieces at the other end.
So much so, that the 24-year-old has reportedly been attracting interest from a host of clubs in the English Premier League and the Bundesliga.
Fry recently said he thought the commanding defender could go for £40m whenever he does move on from Ibrox. But ex-Motherwell player Don Goodman reckons he is "at it" - because his club must have a sell-on clause.
He told Grosvenor Casinos: “Barry's still at it! I'm assuming from his comments that Peterborough United have a sell-on clause! He's not going to say he's worth £400,000, is he? Because that isn't any use to Peterborough.
“But no, look, he's done well. think he's made 18 starts and as a centre-half, he scored five goals. Whenever I've seen Rangers, he's a real threat from set pieces. He's a big lad and he gets his, first contact with a lot of the set pieces.
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“I haven't seen enough of him to pass a major judgement or say compare him to Virgil van Dijk, but 40 million is a Peterborough tax given by Barry Fry, I would dare to suggest.”
Speaking to The Scottish Sun, Fry had said: “When we sold Manny to Rangers, the fans up there had a right go at me, saying he was the worst player they had signed.
“I just knew Fernandez had to be given a chance.
“I made it clear Rangers would eventually sell him for £30m or even £40m. I said he’d score goals as well and just come through strong for them.
“Honestly, he just had to be given an opportunity. Early on, they didn’t give him one. He only got one or two games and I wasn’t popular up there with Rangers fans.
“Just look at Manny now. He has shown the Rangers fans he can defend and he can score goals.
“He’s a good player, it’s as simple as that. But I definitely don’t want to be saying, ‘Told you so’ to the supporters.”
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