Ferran Torres signs for Barcelona

[OB1]

As long as we get paid. It's irrelevant how we get paid (within reason, not over 100 years for example).

City will put the money through our books however we see fit.

Theoretically we could:
Put the €55m through our books this season.
Sign Haaland for €75m (release clause), spread it across 5 seasons, €15m each season.
Make €40m profit this season (across the 2 deals).

Hard to know if you have any idea what you are talking about but City cannot put the money through their books as they please. This is not a theoretical matter.

They will (have to) book a profit on the disposal of Torres' registration in the current year, which will be the price paid by Barca (excluding potential add-ons) less the written down value (WDV) of his registration.

The fee paid to buy any player's registration will be amortised (written-off) over the length of the player's contract. If a player extends before the end oh the initial contract, the amortisation period extends and the remaining WDV is amortised over the period to the end of the new contract.

If the recoverable value of a player's registration is believed to be lower than its existing WDV, an additional charge to amortisation should be made as an impairment charge.

 

[Citizen of Legoland]

He’s a decent player but I never thought he was right for us, at this time. Probably right for everyone this. Good luck.

 

[blue by birth]

Good luck to the lad..I thought he looked a good player and he's obviously highly rated in Spain.
Going to Barca is probably a good move for him but I think he's taken a downward step to be truthful.
He's probably a bit homesick and with being injured and not being able to play it must have made it worse for him.
I hope he does well and has a long career

 

[Damanino]

great signing for Barca at this discount price in their current situation (losing Messi, Kun retiring, Ansu Fati constant injury trouble, useless Luuk De Jong as a striker etc.)
we did them them a favour no idea why.

Him saying we are about to sign a big name striker, well isnt that what we were feeding to Kun and Nmecha before we send them away too and all this was based on Charlie Kane promises?

 

[Agueroooo9320]

As for Torres I don't give a shit about him. he made no difference to city as a club here. he just came here made no difference to our team and gave us a 100 percent profit that is about it and then fucked off. unlike say Sane he did not contribute anything to us for us to miss him. nevertheless good luck to the lad for being professional.

 

[Barcon]

Who is Phil Blundell and why would anyone care what he has said?

 

[Phil1]

As for Torres I don't give a shit about him. he made no difference to city as a club here. he just came here made no difference to our team and gave us a 100 percent profit that is about it and then fucked off. unlike say Sane he did not contribute anything to us for us to miss him. nevertheless good luck to the lad for being professional.

You’re a happy happy aren’t you.

 

[baggy]

Scored a nice backhell flick, that's all I remember. Didn't smile much... We doubled our money regardless so all the best to him.

 

[MCFC1993]

Hard to know if you have any idea what you are talking about but City cannot put the money through their books as they please. This is not a theoretical matter.

They will (have to) book a profit on the disposal of Torres' registration in the current year, which will be the price paid by Barca (excluding potential add-ons) less the written down value (WDV) of his registration.

The fee paid to buy any player's registration will be amortised (written-off) over the length of the player's contract. If a player extends before the end oh the initial contract, the amortisation period extends and the remaining WDV is amortised over the period to the end of the new contract.

If the recoverable value of a player's registration is believed to be lower than its existing WDV, an additional charge to amortisation should be made as an impairment charge.

You know more than me, the 'however we please' bit was a bit exaggerated in the sense that I meant this season or next seasons books, not sure which period it will fall under.

The theoretical part was purely for the amortisation of Haaland's transfer fee over the length of a 5 year contract and the 'profit' we would make on a deal like that from this deal alone. Obviously factoring out wages and agent fees etc...Which would eat into that 'profit'.

 

[citizen_maine]

Who is Phil Blundell and why would anyone care what he has said?

You've answered the 2nd question with the 1st one :-)

 

[Agueroooo9320]

You’re a happy happy aren’t you.

to be honest I am very happy he left. more chances for Palmer who is better than him to get some more time finally

 

[blue whippet]

Wish him well, would have preferred we had said you can leave at the end of the season though. Am sure he will do well for them.

 

[ancoats]

good money for him and now lets get somebody that wants to play for manchester city ?

 

[Blue Til Death]

Presume Barca got him in tick as they are £750 million in debt..Mind you, so are the rags but they still keep splashing the cash .. Good luck to the lad, hope he does well at Barca

 

[BlueMoonAcrossThePond]

Are we a Barcelona feeder club now? LOL.

Anyhow, Godspeed Ferran.

 

[pudge]

Not arsed he's gone, just arsed we've bent over.

Best of luck to him.

 

[kaz7]

I feel like we have been mugged off.

This deal has been put together to suit Barcelona currently "DIRE" financial situation.

They don't have a Pot to piss in.

We are actually only getting pack what we paid for him. With any Gravy on top coming from his appearances over the next few years, when Barcelona might then be a bit better off financially. To give this deal for one of Europe hottest properties at least a bit of respectability.

But we have to accept it is a bi-product of having Barcelona sycophants at the Club.

Barcelona just set a release clause of 1 Billion for him.

Lol

 

[Scott Corner]

Confirmed.

He joins Barcelona for €55m (£46.3m) + €10m (£8.4m) in add ons.

I think we can all agree this is mutually beneficial. It's very good money and profit for essentially a squad player that doesn't want to be here.

He leaves City having won a Premier League and League Cup double. He also won our goal of the season (2020/21) for his flick versus Newcastle.

He made 43 appearances and scored 16 goals.

Thank you and good luck Ferran.

Best of luck to him, plenty of potential although not sure the NouCamp is the better place for his talent compared with City for the next few years at least- good money for him

 

[Gumzy97]

 

[Great Kompany]

This and the instalment bit irritates me to no extend.

Yes, Fees are paid in instalments but we would have structured the deal to benefit Barcelona as those cules cant afford to buy a pint of beer right now.

Without going into this cockfight of whether our Spanish contingent at city is Barcelona biased or not, I would just say if the deal was happening the other way around, Barcelona would be more ruthless and remorseless.