I’ll let him off the hook” – Claim made on “underwhelming” £1m Rotherham United star

I’ll let him off the hook” – Claim made on “underwhelming” £1m Rotherham United star

Rotherham United striker Sam Nombe has been told his goalscoring record has to improve to live up to his £1million price-tag, despite his “excellent” all-round play.

 

The 26-year-old joined the Millers in the summer of 2023 from Exeter City for a seven-figure fee, thought to be around £1million, but he struggled for goals in his first season at the New York Stadium, scoring just three Championship goals as they were relegated to League One.

Nombe has already improved on last season’s tally, finding the back of the net four times in all competitions this season, and there are signs he could live up to his price-tag, but given the money they spent on him, he’ll need to start adding more goals.

We asked our Rotherham United fan pundit, Tom Eyre, whether he thinks Nombe could be someone that scores 20-25 goals a season to live up to their price-tag, and while the 26-year-old has underwhelmed so far, he believes he could still make a big impact.

 

Speaking to Football League World, Tom said: “It’s safe to say that Nombe has been underwhelming based on his price-tag.

 

“He is an excellent striker, all bar the finishing, and that’s what sets him aside from that £1million price-tag.

 

“If he could add 20-25 goals a season to his game, he’d live up to the price-tag.

 

“I still think he can, but the system that we use doesn’t suit him, he’s in and out of the team and had various strike partners, so it’s tough for him to find the consistency, so I don’t blame him for not getting 20-25 goals, but if you are a million pound striker you’ve got to be reaching 10-15 at least no matter what the circumstances are so I’d say I’m underwhelmed.

 

“But he came with a hefty price-tag and some unrealistic expectations to begin with, so I’ll let him off the hook there.”

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