Kanj Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 As a deal person myself I'm fascinated on how these deals are structured. As a football fan I can't help but be disgusted by how terrible this is for the sport Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlies Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 So this Neymar thing is actually happening Footballs gone mad Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figures 1-0 Football Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 I'm so pleased for him, he's being put out of his utter misery at Barcelona and saved by PSG. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHoob Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 Wonder if we can put Jogback up like this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 Didn't realised Chelsea had raised about £100m in transfer fees this summer. Probably a lot more than that if we think of loan fees to the likes of Zouma and Abraham too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
U2 Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 Barcelona about to get slightly more likable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 Absolutely fewmin that Neymar has moved from one massively rich club to another massively rich club. It's just not right Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 Neymar's transfer fee is about €1500 for every Barça member. I want my cut! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
U2 Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 Barca can improve themselves quite easily with the money, so I'd be really happy with this situation if I cared about them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 Barca can improve themselves quite easily with the money, so I'd be really happy with this situation if I cared about them. I just don't trust our board with any money to be frank. Our transfer record speaks for itself. That said, if that money buys us Coutinho+a good left sided forward, I'll be happy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemtizz Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 RIP if they replace him with Coutinho. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 Barca can improve themselves quite easily with the money, so I'd be really happy with this situation if I cared about them. I'd be shocked if they improved themselves given their transfers recently mind Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemtizz Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 Perhaps they can improve the balance of the team but they aren't replacing Neymar unless they sign Ousmane. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 With Iniesta on the wane, we need somebody like Coutinho as the most attacking-minded midfielder. The plan is to sign both a midfielder and a left-sided forward with the Neymar money. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 Perhaps they can improve the balance of the team but they aren't replacing Neymar. They might've just been forced to sell a top 5 player in the World. Unless they buy Cristiano they're not improving their attack, with that said, Barcelona has looked so horrible defensively for a few years now that maybe they can do something about that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
U2 Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 1/2 PSG going to La Liga offices this afternoon. La Liga say they will NOT accept €220m payment to trigger Neymar release clause 2/2 La Liga: "We will not accept the money for the clause. We have doubts this money is in accordance with UEFA Financial Fair Play rules." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figures 1-0 Football Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 What the hell Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 Barca can improve themselves quite easily with the money, so I'd be really happy with this situation if I cared about them. I'd be shocked if they improved themselves given their transfers recently mind Aye their decision making (Neymar and Suarez aside) had been terrible for like 5 years. I wouldn't trust them to sign the right players personally. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 Besides the fact they obviously want to help us and force PSG to bargain with us directly (although La Liga's president is a self-admitted and vocal Real Madrid fan), Spanish clubs have been making noises about how discriminatory the mandatory release clause system is vs. other European clubs, and the Neymar case is seen as a way to push the issue. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 I agree with that mind, not sure why La Liga clubs are forced to put clauses in their contracts. Especially hurts the smaller clubs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beren Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 Give footballers footballers' wages Give agents footballers' wages Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 So does FFP just basically not exist any more? Has anyone actually announced that? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 I agree with that mind, not sure why La Liga clubs are forced to put clauses in their contracts. Especially hurts the smaller clubs. It's Spanish law. Over here an employee can always break his contract and leave his employment, and this too applies to footballers (or any sportsmen, I seem to recall the rule was actually made following a basketball transfer). Release clauses are a band-aid so players are forced to pay a penalty for breaking the contract. And yeah, it hurts small clubs the most, since they have less bargaining power and any player that breaks out can then get scooped up by a relatively low price by bigger clubs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 So does FFP just basically not exist any more? Has anyone actually announced that? They're bound to have to sell few players tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 surely even barcelona, armed with 200m euros, can go out and spend it on 2 top quality players for ACM and LW/LF you might as well wrap it all up if you fuck this one up Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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