Had a chuckle reading the replies.
I don’t think anyone knows if the release clause can be triggered now or only sometime during this summer. There has been some reports there is a deadline approaching for the release clause to be paid. Which means it probably can be triggered now. If that’s true that could be one reason why this is apparently going to be wrapped up in 2-3 weeks (very reliable sources saying 2 weeks). If that isn’t true (an approaching deadline) I’m not sure why they would choose to announce mid season. I hope the former is true. If it has to be triggered soon… a decision must be made, the International break makes sense for the announcement.
Have we had another player with all 5 vowels in their surname play for us?
Sometimes transfers are disclosed in Germany before the summer. It’s not impossible that it could be announced at anytime.
Negouai.
I’m sure someone more than likely said it earlier than me, but I posted after Andy Gray (Villa fan) was fuming at me when he’d been told Jack had agreed to join City before the season ended (iirc - or soon after anyway, deffo before the euros). At that time I remember billshears still didn’t think it was happening and lots of Villa fans were on here saying no chance as Villa’s owners didn’t need the money which is when I was able to inform them of the release clause.
Yeah i think that's mainly with free transfers though, but we'll see.
City could agree to pay Dortmund more than the release clause, pay it now, and have EH sign a binding contract that takes force in the summer. It’s what Liverpool did with RB Leipzig and Keita…he signed with Liverpool a whole year before his release clause could be triggered while still a Leipzig player. That could be whats happening now to avoid a summer long saga. Most reputable journalists have said we’ll know his next club in 2 weeks. I really hope if he says City we make it official now and not take his word and wait until summer.
That’s the big advantage BlueMoon has over Reddit when it comes to “leaked” news. There are many more people here with a variety of contacts. Each of them might only hear a couple of tidbits a decade but overall it all adds up.
Yeah, although there are transfers from Dortmund to Bayern that have been announced mid season.
I might be talking out of my ass, but isn't there something about german clubs having to make transactions public for the stock market or something like that? Might be a Spain-thing actually
I think any poster signing up to Bluemoon and just throwing the odd comment about signings and not getting involved in any other subjects will invariably be looked upon with suspicion. It’s human nature to be cautious.
