Decent Fee for Ainsworth says Hereford Boss

Hereford United manager Graham Turner has spoken about the deal to allow young winger Lionel Ainsworth to move to Watford.

"Lionel has only started 14 games for us so it just shows the progress that the young lad has made," Turner told the Worcester News.

"He has scored a few goals for us in recent weeks so in that respect it will be a blow, but I had to look at the bigger picture.

"We felt that keeping Theo and Toumani will suit us better in the long term, plus we have got a decent fee for Lionel which will increase depending on the number of games he plays and if they get promoted.

"Aidy Boothroyd got in contact on Thursday morning and when the whole deal was presented to us it wasn't a difficult decision. Obviously I would have liked to have kept Lionel as well as having Theo and Toumani until the end of the season."

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