1:00pm Saturday 4th July 2009
By Adam Leitch
WAYNE THOMAS may have to find a new club for next season after Saints boss Mark Wotte reluctantly admitted he is too expensive for League One.
Wotte has been impressed with Thomas’ application and professionalism as he has battled back to fitness after missing all of last season with a serious knee injury.
But Thomas was one of the few players in the squad who was not signed during Rupert Lowe’s spells at the club and so did not have the substantial pay cut in the event of relegation written into his contract.
He was already one of the highest earners in the squad with Daily Echo reporting six months ago that his salary was around £8,000 a week.
That is huge money in League One so it may be that Thomas will have to look to impress watching scouts during Saints’ pre-season programme to try to move on elsewhere.
When asked about Thomas, Wotte said: “All I can say is that Wayne Thomas is still a very expensive player and for League One too expensive.
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