Jack Grealish

[Mike Cledford]

yeah it doesn’t look good but when you sign a contract and have a buyout in it that the player and the club agree on then once another club activate that buyout the club say nah you ain’t going you can see why Grealish would be pissed of..

Yes but having an unhappy employee forced to honour his contract is never good idea in most walks of life.

 

[Tricky_Trev]

ESR is one of Arsenal's best players, and along with Saka, Gabriel and Tierney he's the young core they're trying to build around.

Villa aren't stupid though, presumably they're not bidding without encouragement from the player.

It’s an interesting one. It’s surely very rare that a club would bid for a player without knowing the player is on board.

Earlier in the season ESR was reminding me of KDB, he has some similar qualities/movements/techniques. A sort of KDB-lite.

 

[Coatigan]

I know nothing about contract law, but seems a bit strange that either party can pick and choose which clauses to honour.
"I know your contract says £150k per week but we're only going to give you £10k"
"I know my contract says I'll stay for 5 years, but I've had a better offer so I'm off"

Agree wholeheartedly. On the logic of it if nothing else.

Hence the question, as it is often claimed it (a release clause) is meaningless in England.

All depends on whether there really is one, as per the speculation. If it is 'only' a gentleman's agreement, possibly useless anyway.

 

[BamberBridgeBlue]

When he does sign the Collymore meltdown will be spectacular

Maybe he will descend into a spiral of domestic abuse and dogging again.

 

[Coatigan]

Yes but having an unhappy employee forced to honour his contract is never good idea in most walks of life.

Worked for Leicester and Mahrez, worked for Barcelona and Messi. Ronaldo at Utd. Siarez at lpool. Lots, come to think of it.

 

[skillman]

You’ve latched onto this :-)

Can't handle the constant rumours

 

[citizen_maine]

Agree wholeheartedly. On the logic of it if nothing else.

Hence the question, as it is often claimed it (a release clause) is meaningless in England.

All depends on whether there really is one, as per the speculation. If it is 'only' a gentleman's agreement, possibly useless anyway.

Which then begs the question - why would anyone sign a new contract that didn't include the 'gentlemen's agreement' part in writing?

 

[Gremlin]

Which then begs the question - why would anyone sign a new contract that didn't include the 'gentlemen's agreement' part in writing?

The number of 'gentleman's agreements' that seem to be out there makes me think either that there are some very naive and poorly-advised footballers (in which case what are their agents doing?) or it's all BS and there are no such things.

 

[Coatigan]

Which then begs the question - why would anyone sign a new contract that didn't include the 'gentlemen's agreement' part in writing?

Which makes me think, contrary to speculation, that there isn't one, a set release figure, in any format.

If there was, it would surely be in writing. And as such, it would probably already ne all done and dusted.

And obviously, there is every possibility it IS all done and dusted at a pre-agreed figure whatever that may be, and all else that we are hearing about 100m, 88m, intensified efforts, etc, is just misinformed speculation.

 

[Coatigan]

The number of 'gentleman's agreements' that seem to be out there makes me think either that there are some very naive and poorly-advised footballers (in which case what are their agents doing?) or it's all BS and there are no such things.

Particularly with players we seem linked to.