Superb price (Michael Edwards. Are we surprised any more?) all things considered after 6-years service for a severely injury prone lad on the downside of his career.
You won't get many more experienced 4th choice CH's than Degsy in World football. But keeping him healthy is another thing again. He's never managed to put 6 games in a row together through all his time here which is staggering and explains many of his problems. Hard to get rhythm and consistency when you can't stay in the team through your body breaking down. Along with always having that rick in him that never left you fully confident when he had to play before van Dijk tipped up and turned him into a World-class looking CH. Which say's FAR more about big Virg's influence than Degsy's actual ability. (Side note- The oft misquoted 'Best defender in the World' bunkum, which he never actually said, hasn't helped with the dimwit SM crowd who like to attack anonymously.).
Wasn't helped for long enough by both being forced to play the wrong side of the middle for his natural right footed game (along with having Moreno nowhere to be seen the outside of him and the absolute clown that was Simon Mignolet offering ZERO protection behind), but all told he'll leave with great thanks for the dedication to the cause through 6-years, 185 games (as I type), and being a part of 3 European Final runs and bringing the PL home finally this year.
But ultimately, when you can't rely on a player to be available, it's time to move on.
Good luck in Russia Degsy lad. You'll always be a Red hero for Dortmund alone!
