‘It stings and makes me bitter' – League One chairman gutted after losing star man to Bundesliga on free transfer
Ricky Jade-Jones has departed Posh with his contract expiring at the end of the month.
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Ricky Jade-Jones has left Peterborough to sign for St. Pauli
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Posh chairman Darragh MacAnthony shared his disappointment over the move
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He has signed for Bundesliga side St. Pauli in what is a big blow for the League One side.
Jade-Jones has been at Peterborough since the age of nine and played 190 games after graduating the academy.
As a result, Posh would have been guaranteed a hefty fee by way of compensation if the
striker
had signed for another English club.
His move to
Germany
means Peterborough will only be granted a small training compensation fee.
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MacAnthony shared his thoughts about Jade-Jones' move on X.
He wrote: 'He turned down four brilliant Championship clubs to do this move which has cost his home town club a lot of
money
.
"Not going to lie, it stings and makes me bitter for the moment as the kid has been with us so many years and I couldn't have been more supportive of him but we move on and don't look back.
"This is
football
and it can kick you in the nuts at times.'
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Jade-Jones scored 18 goals in all
competitions
last season including 11 in League One.
He is now set to play in the top tier for the first time after St. Pauli finished 14th in the Bundesliga following promotion in 2024.
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