That's what I'm thinking. Possible the club know they've done something wrong and fear / expect a transfer ban
ATM's ban is still in place. So i guess that means Lucas will be joining us in 2018.
Ban is for inbound only.
Think the thought is they won't sell if they can't replace him.Ban is for inbound only.
He has a 100m release clause which United will happily trigger though.Think the thought is they won't sell if they can't replace him.
Think the thought is they won't sell if they can't replace him.
They could always try and pull a Liverpool.I agree mate,but if the clause is met and the player wants the move....they are fucked.
They could always try and pull a Liverpool.
As others have said in the past, if we get a transfer ban it will be pushed back to at least January.
They've set a precedent with Atletico, Real and Barca where they can't punish you while the appeal is ongoing, so if they gave us a ban today, we'd be able to kill 6 months just with an appeal.
If that were to happen though...I imagine the spending this summer would only go up as we stocked up in preparation of having no one next summer.
Isn't there VAT on top of those Spanish buy out clauses?
Isn't there VAT on top of those Spanish buy out clauses?
Isn't there VAT on top of those Spanish buy out clauses?
Tax the fee will exceed 100m but I think Antoine will stay loyal until they can at least find a replacement that's why I think no bid has been lodged before this appeal.
From what I’ve heard before I think that the buying club effectively “gives” the fee to the player to buy himself out of the contract. As the player has received the money he has to pay tax on the income which could be why so many Spanish buy out clauses seem so high, they have effectively included the tax in the size of the clause.
It used to be that because you gave the player the money, you incurred a tax of about 20% higher than the designate release fee. ie €100m release fee would cost you €120m to activate.
However the law changed last year, there's no longer any tax problems if the player himself has to activate the release fee.
Oh right just going off what Graham hunter said on talkshite earlier
Part of the Cadena COPE story was that we'd only get him if the ban was lifted, and that he'd come next year if it's not.
His release clause is only €5m more so we could force the issue, but if we accept that the article is right about us being interested, we should also accept they're right about the rest of the story about him coming next summer.
Cheers mate....I've just asked this on his thread.....If his release clause(55mil euros) is only £2.5mil more than what we have offered...if he's our target, surely we'd just meet the release clause and get him in this summer?
I am convinced pep sees FERNO as a right back full time.What's Kimmich's situation? If Fabinho is rag-bound then surely if we want a guy that can play in midfield and right back, we should be all over him? Unless Fernandinho is now a right back, period.
I am convinced pep sees FERNO as a right back full time.
C.T.I.D