Lets be fair here. We took matip on in january. he offically joined in july. had he dropped with a cruciate we would still have HAD TO PAY HIM. same for keita. the only difference is its a contract with his club to pay them 48mil next july too... injured or no... simple. no difference lewandowski joined bayern in a similar vien everyone knew it and he played for the year with klopp... we all know can is going to juve really. they will sign a precontract in January and he will play for us for 5 months.
yes. Though in that case we paid them the fee up front and loaned him back so officially he was LFC player. the difference here is keita wont be seen in red or leaning til next july.
No. Sale doesn't go forward until July 1st 2018. He's not officially ours yet. This isn't a buy now and loan back for a year deal. There has been no signing. No lean photos, etc. He's not officially ours yet. Germans WANT us to walk away. They would keep £3mill and the player they don't want to sell. They're only doing this so they get more than the release fee we would exercise anyway next summer. Keita isn't officially ours yet.
Sure there would be. You're not going to part with a £3 million sum without knowing he isn't a ticking time bomb with a faulty heart.
RB were only lucky that the release clause takes effect from next summer. They must have some psychics among them.
But they could just as easily end up 10th in the league is what i've said. they hugely over performed last year. thats my point its more likely they will do that than be in cl again... they don't have the squad for it! They have some good uns yes.. and your point the others might start wanting a move is also fair but then again they wanted to move on this summer anyway... so whats changed. IMO they are purely saving face after thier public outbursts and the player telling them whats what. We are ignoring the fact he's had a few moment of his won as a player that are not the best in this.
yeah but if its a done deal, they get the whole lot. Why would they take that risk for 3m. If he's not injured there will be plenty of clubs to take him at that price
£3m is pocket change. RB aren't going to let their star player fly all the way to Liverpool and have a medical just for that.
Crystal Palace have agreed an initial £20m fee with Liverpool for defender Mamadou Sakho, according to The Guardian. The fee could reportedly rise to £30m with add-ons, and is pending a medical.
slightly disappointing fee but the others can't have come in and bid. the add ons must be appearances as palace must be worried he will **** them over too. we will see.
Lads. There are a few ways to do this legally to protect our position. Essentially, we have negotiated the right of first refusal from them for a premium. That means that they have to offer him to us at said price. On his side, it sounds like he's signed some sort of pre contract agreement with the permission of his club. Effectively, at 00.01 in the 1st July 2018, assuming full payment is made, his contract shifts to us. If they sell him to someone else, they've broken the contract and we can sue them. If he signs for someone else or gets a change of heart, ditto...although it would probably only be to recover the premium we've paid and perhaps Or ability to stay clean Or under 17 stone
You're forgetting Keita has to agree to any move. RB can't just decide anything. The point of a release clause is they get zero say (except Barca-style whinging that the fee must be deposited to a certain account in advance). Keita has signed for us.
Theyll have even less of a squad to do it if they let him go this year though. Dortmund have in theory got weaker with dembele going. Hoffenheim don't look strong enough for top 4. Leverkusen have lost their main goal threat in Hernandez. If RB an keep their squad together which they have done, no reason they should be challenging for 2nd / 3rd.
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