PETERBOROUGH chairman Darragh MacAnthony admitted he is feeling “bitter” after one of his star players left the club.
Ricky Jade-Jones has departed Posh with his contract expiring at the end of the month.
He has signed for Bundesliga side St. Pauli in what is a big blow for the League One side.
Jade-Jones has been at Peterborough since the age of nine and played 190 games after graduating the academy.
As a result, Posh would have been guaranteed a hefty fee by way of compensation if the striker had signed for another English club.
His move to Germany means Peterborough will only be granted a small training compensation fee.
MacAnthony shared his thoughts about Jade-Jones’ move on X.
He wrote: “He turned down four brilliant Championship clubs to do this move which has cost his home town club a lot of money.
“Not going to lie, it stings and makes me bitter for the moment as the kid has been with us so many years and I couldn’t have been more supportive of him but we move on and don’t look back.
“This is football and it can kick you in the nuts at times.”
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Jade-Jones scored 18 goals in all competitions last season including 11 in League One.
He is now set to play in the top tier for the first time after St. Pauli finished 14th in the Bundesliga following promotion in 2024.
