Rodrigo Hernandez - Atletico confirm deal - p192

[MarsLlama]

Think Rodri may be quicker than that!

Hope you're right mate, as long as he's in by Monday so he gets the full pre-season training in...

 

[birchwoodgingerste]

Wow hes got some money!

 

[Claytop]

Now mid morning, can we nail it down to an exact hour please?

 

[domalino]

Wow hes got some money!

10 years ago players in Spain would literally pay their own release clauses after being transferred the money by their new club.

 

[twosips]

Wow hes got some money!

Ha. That's funnily how it works. The clubs actually transfer the player the money, and they then activate their release fee clause. It's a weird system, but exactly how it goes down.

 

[twosips]

10 years ago players in Spain would literally pay their own release clauses after being transferred the money by their new club.

Still do! Happened with Laporte.

 

[domalino]

Still do! Happened with Laporte.

I think Bilbao are the only real exception because they're so awkward about selling players, but I believe these days everyone else usually just accepts a transfer fee of the same value, or sometimes slightly more than the release clause but not all up front.

 

[nmc]

Still do! Happened with Laporte.

I think if the club pays it - it attracts VAT but not if the player pays it... there’s certainly a tax reason why the player makes the payment in Spain.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

Imminent ;)

 

[unexpected item]

I hesitate to post this as the moment I press send it’ll change track...but there’s a Citation biz jet, from Madrid, northbound at 43,000ft over Brittany that looks promising :)