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Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa joins AS Roma then Lyon


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Our best chance of getting him back is if the Italians try to strong arm Ashley over the fee. One thing the fat c*** can't abide is someone trying to stiff him over money.

 

Lets pray the Italians do such a thing.

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Find it impossible to believe they don't want to trigger the buyout clause. Seems a bargain.

 

Well look at us, we were arguing over 100k when we signed Robbie Elliott. Clubs do like to try it on. It would be mint if Roma lost their chance of signing him as a result.

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If they are not playing him to avoid triggering a clause in his contract, something will have to give because they can't keep him on the bench for the rest of the season and Ashley won't like another club playing him at his own game.

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If they are not playing him to avoid triggering a clause in his contract, something will have to give because they can't keep him on the bench for the rest of the season and Ashley won't like another club playing him at his own game.

 

for our sake I hope their chairman is as mad as Nicolin and sensationally sends him back to us

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Jesus I thought we were stingy, Roma are on another level if this is true.  One of their best performers all season and they're pulling a trick like this to try to save a million or so, obviously won't work either.  I mean only a total mong would believe he's just lost his place in the teams.  Not a chance Ashley will let himself get played either.  Especially when the main driving force behind Yanga-Mbiwa going to Roma is now gone.

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Can't see Mapou being happy to sit out half a season just to stay there. On the flipside equally as stupid that we don't recall him when we need a CB. I guess the recall fee must be more money than we deem worth it.. Eg; 1p and up...

 

We will absolutely play hardball with them. The club wants rid, if we recall him, Roma get money off us and maybe still get to sign him at a reduced fee in the summer. We will try and force their hand into playing him and activating his buy clause. No doubt Mapou and his agent will be pushing them as well.

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Not sure why we'd sell him to them at a reduced fee in the summer really.  He's been great in Italy this season and if anything his value will have increased from what we agreed with Roma last summer.  I'm sure other sides, especially in Italy, will have taken notice and more teams will be interested as well.  Still 3 and a half years left on his contract here.

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Find it quite odd in general that you can't recall a loan simply, it's an odd ruling. Even if a club pays you for their services.

 

Guess you have to protect the team loaning the player though. Say it got to Jan 31st and we just turned around and said we wanted him back, Roma would be screwed until the summer.

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They have the rest of the season to try and knock the price down and if Ashley still won't budge then they simply just play him for 3 games and get him at the agreed price.  It's a no lose situation for them, they can force a sale at any time they like so they might as well try and save a few quid if they can.

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