Beckford Taken Pay-Cut To Join Huddersfield

He joined on an emergency loan for the terriers last Friday but the full story behind how the loan finally came about is still to be announced. However, we do now know that Beckford has taken a considerable pay-cut to join Huddersfield Town until the very end of December. Simon Grayson revealed this in an interview about the Leicester City striker with the Yorkshire Post;

"Jermaine is still a handful. He has good movement and electric pace. People maybe didn't see that against Watford because we didn't play as well as we can. If Jermaine had been in the team at Blackpool or Sheffield Wednesday he could have got a couple. But I was still pleased by how he was making runs against Watford and trying to get on the end of things."

"He maybe lacked sharpness but I feel he has learned a lot since I last worked with him at Leeds. He has worked with better players at Everton and got a move to Leicester. It didn't work out there but that means he has a few things to prove to people. People should also know just how much Jermaine really pushed for this move at the Leicester end. He did everything he could to make it happen."

"He has taken a salary sacrifice at his end to make it happen. The way he pushed for the move shows how hungry he is. Jermaine could have sat it out at Leicester and waited for an opportunity. I know many players who wouldn't have sacrificed the money Jermaine has to come to the club."

Beckford will not be allowed to play for the terriers against Leicester City on Tuesday night but is expected to fight for his starting position under former manager Simon Grayson for the game against Birmingham City on saturday.




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