Well's record transfer to benefit club long term

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4 days ago

Manager Jens Berthel Askou stressed Motherwell's record transfer fee would be used for the long-term benefit of the club.The Lanarkshire side sold Lennon Miller to Udinese for a fee that "substantially surpasses" the previous record of £3.25m, which Celtic paid for David Turnbull.The income has the potential to rise further with clauses relating to the 18-year-old's progress and a potential sell-on fee.Askou is still looking to strengthen his squad, but Motherwell will use their windfall with the sustainability of the club in mind."We still have a few things to do," the Danish manager said on transfers."I'm not going to name specific positions, but we're doing our best and I think things are moving in the right direction."We are still working within our framework and our budget and driving this club forward sustainably."When you make a big deal like we've done now, obviously it's not going to be splashed all over."It's going to benefit Motherwell FC, obviously a little bit short term, but in general in the long term, so we'll be able to produce the next Lennon Miller in the future and we'll be able to be even more competitive as a club and keep progressing."We're not going to risk the club and the balance within the club and the structure, because we've been in the Premiership for many, many years and we want to keep doing that."But obviously we've taken some steps into modernising the club within the framework we have and we're not going to risk that by overspending and just taking quick decisions."We're doing things with the right speed and tempo, so we also have a good and healthy club in months and years and decades to come."