you could get two decent strikers for that money so spending that on Issak makes no sense. The barcodes have all but priced themselves out of the market. I see Issak running his countract down and going on a free to Madrid like Mbappe
btw how did he get on against city
The price I've seen is 100m euros. Don't think anyone would pay £150m (maybe Chelsea!). But good strikers are pretty rare so I think he will go, and they will get more or less 100m euros for him. I also read somewhere he is keen on a move to Liverpool.
Good striker but 100M is ridiculous let alone 150M
Why would anyone pay £100m+ when it's being reported that he has a £83m gentlemen agreement?
I'd pay the 100Mil tbh. Not like we can't afford it. We did it with Rice and he's turned into a top player.
He's PL ready and knows who to score goals plus risk is very little.
We are IMO 2 positions short of being a real top class team. CF and LW. All the other positions we have excellent players and cover imo.
comment by Jenius99 (U4918)
posted 2 minutes ago
Why would anyone pay £100m+ when it's being reported that he has a £83m gentlemen agreement?
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Lets be honest them agreement mean nothing.
Suarez have an agreement that any bid over 40Mil would get accepted and Liverpool didnt honor it. (yes he faked about with the £1 extra but hey ho)
£100 million is more than worth it if he’s the player that wins you the league (and he’s just what you need).
I’m sure people thought Rice was overpriced but while not a ‘bargain’ he’s very much worth his fee in a way that Isak would be.
Or you could just not pay it and not win the league and feel happy you saved money
comment by BO$$™ (U6401)
posted 25 seconds ago
comment by Jenius99 (U4918)
posted 2 minutes ago
Why would anyone pay £100m+ when it's being reported that he has a £83m gentlemen agreement?
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Lets be honest them agreement mean nothing.
Suarez have an agreement that any bid over 40Mil would get accepted and Liverpool didnt honor it. (yes he faked about with the £1 extra but hey ho)
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Suarez didn't activate his clause. Had Suarez insisted he wanted to leave, Liverpool could not have stopped him because of the clause. The reason why he didn't became clear later. Liverpool gave him a pay rise (to remove the clause immediately) and promised him he could go to Barca at the end of the season.
People get confused on how the Law operates in this country when they compare it to how it operates in Spain. In Spain another club can activate the clause. In England the player has to activate his clause.
His stats in spain ... he was 19 - 21, 1 goal in 3, thats pretty damn good for his age tbh.
Any club accountant can find a way to justify a crazy transfer fee thanks to the "magic of ammortisation".
£150m breaks down to about £30m a year, spread out over a 5-year contract.
Isak is 25 now. Throw in a couple of mid-contract extensions, and you can possibly push this transfer fee to £21m p.a. spread out across 7 seasons.
If he doesn't work out, you could sell him for £50m after 2 seasons and probably still break even.
Amortisation must also include wages. So Isak is going to want £15m a season on top of whatever the fee is.
comment by Jenius99 (U4918)
posted 7 minutes ago
Amortisation must also include wages. So Isak is going to want £15m a season on top of whatever the fee is.
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Agreed.
Just need to shove a couple of the current big earners out the door.
Conveniently, Zinny, Jorgy will be going and Partey will need to take reduced wages to stay. Jesus's wages will be covered by injury insurance for a season, and will only have a season left after he regains fitness.
Barca will promise Isak the most wages but they won't be able to match the fee.
I think Isak is doable for £83m. Otherwise, Sesko looks the better option.
He was extremely average in Spain
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That's why Newcastle forked out £65 million on him.
I'd honestly still keep Jorgy if he wants to stay.
Zinny / Tierney will defo go so that min 250k saved in wages.
Partey too looks like he will be off.
Shame Jesus got injured and he would defo have been on his way out. Guys just been a waste of wages for this whole Arsenal Career. Whenever we needed him hes off Injured. Don't need sicknotes like that anymore.
comment by Jenius99 (U4918)
posted 2 hours, 19 minutes ago
People get confused on how the Law operates in this country when they compare it to how it operates in Spain. In Spain another club can activate the clause. In England the player has to activate his clause.
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You have this the wrong way round. In Spain every player has a compulsory clause by law, and it is a contract between the player and the club that only the player can activate the clause.
comment by Castor Troy (U8700)
posted 3 hours, 20 minutes ago
Good striker but 100M is ridiculous let alone 150M
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There's no such thing as a ridiculous price in football now...there's what someone will pay
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 39 minutes ago
comment by Jenius99 (U4918)
posted 2 hours, 19 minutes ago
People get confused on how the Law operates in this country when they compare it to how it operates in Spain. In Spain another club can activate the clause. In England the player has to activate his clause.
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You have this the wrong way round. In Spain every player has a compulsory clause by law, and it is a contract between the player and the club that only the player can activate the clause.
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I believe a club can go to Liga and pay the clause to release the player from his contract (assuming he wants to join). In England the player has to take that action and not a prospective club??
comment by BO$$™ (U6401)
posted 49 minutes ago
I'd honestly still keep Jorgy if he wants to stay.
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Hasn't he signed a precontract with Flamengo?
comment by Jenius99 (U4918)
posted 7 minutes ago
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 39 minutes ago
comment by Jenius99 (U4918)
posted 2 hours, 19 minutes ago
People get confused on how the Law operates in this country when they compare it to how it operates in Spain. In Spain another club can activate the clause. In England the player has to activate his clause.
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You have this the wrong way round. In Spain every player has a compulsory clause by law, and it is a contract between the player and the club that only the player can activate the clause.
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I believe a club can go to Liga and pay the clause to release the player from his contract (assuming he wants to join). In England the player has to take that action and not a prospective club??
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Nah, in Spain it is between the player and the club. Only a player can buy himself out of the contract.
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 14 minutes ago
comment by Jenius99 (U4918)
posted 7 minutes ago
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 39 minutes ago
comment by Jenius99 (U4918)
posted 2 hours, 19 minutes ago
People get confused on how the Law operates in this country when they compare it to how it operates in Spain. In Spain another club can activate the clause. In England the player has to activate his clause.
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You have this the wrong way round. In Spain every player has a compulsory clause by law, and it is a contract between the player and the club that only the player can activate the clause.
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I believe a club can go to Liga and pay the clause to release the player from his contract (assuming he wants to join). In England the player has to take that action and not a prospective club??
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Nah, in Spain it is between the player and the club. Only a player can buy himself out of the contract.
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Its always between between player and his club. In both countries. I wasn't actually disputing that. I was referring to the difference is the process. Essentially the buying club is depositing the money in an escrow for the player which then passes to Liga to pass to the selling club. Liga has to transfer registration. The selling club has no say if the clause is met. In England the action is all taken by the player if there is a dispute. Essentially Isak will have to take Newcastle to court to enforce whatever understanding, written or otherwise there is to force them to sell. Just like Suarez would have had to do in our case.
In Spain every player has a compulsory clause by law
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I am not sure that it is mandatory. I believe it's just good practise. (unless the law has changed?)
No, in Spain it is up to the player to pay the clause.
comment by Jenius99 (U4918)
posted 17 minutes ago
In Spain every player has a compulsory clause by law
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I am not sure that it is mandatory. I believe it's just good practise. (unless the law has changed?)
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I think it used to be mandatory but thats for all employment in spain not just football players. its a clause that allows any employee a way of buying out their contract.
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posted on 17/2/25
you could get two decent strikers for that money so spending that on Issak makes no sense. The barcodes have all but priced themselves out of the market. I see Issak running his countract down and going on a free to Madrid like Mbappe
btw how did he get on against city
posted on 17/2/25
The price I've seen is 100m euros. Don't think anyone would pay £150m (maybe Chelsea!). But good strikers are pretty rare so I think he will go, and they will get more or less 100m euros for him. I also read somewhere he is keen on a move to Liverpool.
posted on 17/2/25
Good striker but 100M is ridiculous let alone 150M
posted on 17/2/25
Why would anyone pay £100m+ when it's being reported that he has a £83m gentlemen agreement?
posted on 17/2/25
I'd pay the 100Mil tbh. Not like we can't afford it. We did it with Rice and he's turned into a top player.
He's PL ready and knows who to score goals plus risk is very little.
We are IMO 2 positions short of being a real top class team. CF and LW. All the other positions we have excellent players and cover imo.
posted on 17/2/25
comment by Jenius99 (U4918)
posted 2 minutes ago
Why would anyone pay £100m+ when it's being reported that he has a £83m gentlemen agreement?
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Lets be honest them agreement mean nothing.
Suarez have an agreement that any bid over 40Mil would get accepted and Liverpool didnt honor it. (yes he faked about with the £1 extra but hey ho)
posted on 17/2/25
£100 million is more than worth it if he’s the player that wins you the league (and he’s just what you need).
I’m sure people thought Rice was overpriced but while not a ‘bargain’ he’s very much worth his fee in a way that Isak would be.
Or you could just not pay it and not win the league and feel happy you saved money
posted on 17/2/25
comment by BO$$™ (U6401)
posted 25 seconds ago
comment by Jenius99 (U4918)
posted 2 minutes ago
Why would anyone pay £100m+ when it's being reported that he has a £83m gentlemen agreement?
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Lets be honest them agreement mean nothing.
Suarez have an agreement that any bid over 40Mil would get accepted and Liverpool didnt honor it. (yes he faked about with the £1 extra but hey ho)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Suarez didn't activate his clause. Had Suarez insisted he wanted to leave, Liverpool could not have stopped him because of the clause. The reason why he didn't became clear later. Liverpool gave him a pay rise (to remove the clause immediately) and promised him he could go to Barca at the end of the season.
posted on 17/2/25
People get confused on how the Law operates in this country when they compare it to how it operates in Spain. In Spain another club can activate the clause. In England the player has to activate his clause.
posted on 17/2/25
His stats in spain ... he was 19 - 21, 1 goal in 3, thats pretty damn good for his age tbh.
posted on 17/2/25
Any club accountant can find a way to justify a crazy transfer fee thanks to the "magic of ammortisation".
£150m breaks down to about £30m a year, spread out over a 5-year contract.
Isak is 25 now. Throw in a couple of mid-contract extensions, and you can possibly push this transfer fee to £21m p.a. spread out across 7 seasons.
If he doesn't work out, you could sell him for £50m after 2 seasons and probably still break even.
posted on 17/2/25
Amortisation must also include wages. So Isak is going to want £15m a season on top of whatever the fee is.
posted on 17/2/25
comment by Jenius99 (U4918)
posted 7 minutes ago
Amortisation must also include wages. So Isak is going to want £15m a season on top of whatever the fee is.
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Agreed.
Just need to shove a couple of the current big earners out the door.
posted on 17/2/25
Conveniently, Zinny, Jorgy will be going and Partey will need to take reduced wages to stay. Jesus's wages will be covered by injury insurance for a season, and will only have a season left after he regains fitness.
Barca will promise Isak the most wages but they won't be able to match the fee.
I think Isak is doable for £83m. Otherwise, Sesko looks the better option.
posted on 17/2/25
He was extremely average in Spain
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That's why Newcastle forked out £65 million on him.
posted on 17/2/25
I'd honestly still keep Jorgy if he wants to stay.
Zinny / Tierney will defo go so that min 250k saved in wages.
Partey too looks like he will be off.
Shame Jesus got injured and he would defo have been on his way out. Guys just been a waste of wages for this whole Arsenal Career. Whenever we needed him hes off Injured. Don't need sicknotes like that anymore.
posted on 17/2/25
comment by Jenius99 (U4918)
posted 2 hours, 19 minutes ago
People get confused on how the Law operates in this country when they compare it to how it operates in Spain. In Spain another club can activate the clause. In England the player has to activate his clause.
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You have this the wrong way round. In Spain every player has a compulsory clause by law, and it is a contract between the player and the club that only the player can activate the clause.
posted on 17/2/25
comment by Castor Troy (U8700)
posted 3 hours, 20 minutes ago
Good striker but 100M is ridiculous let alone 150M
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There's no such thing as a ridiculous price in football now...there's what someone will pay
posted on 17/2/25
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 39 minutes ago
comment by Jenius99 (U4918)
posted 2 hours, 19 minutes ago
People get confused on how the Law operates in this country when they compare it to how it operates in Spain. In Spain another club can activate the clause. In England the player has to activate his clause.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
You have this the wrong way round. In Spain every player has a compulsory clause by law, and it is a contract between the player and the club that only the player can activate the clause.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
I believe a club can go to Liga and pay the clause to release the player from his contract (assuming he wants to join). In England the player has to take that action and not a prospective club??
posted on 17/2/25
comment by BO$$™ (U6401)
posted 49 minutes ago
I'd honestly still keep Jorgy if he wants to stay.
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Hasn't he signed a precontract with Flamengo?
posted on 17/2/25
comment by Jenius99 (U4918)
posted 7 minutes ago
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 39 minutes ago
comment by Jenius99 (U4918)
posted 2 hours, 19 minutes ago
People get confused on how the Law operates in this country when they compare it to how it operates in Spain. In Spain another club can activate the clause. In England the player has to activate his clause.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
You have this the wrong way round. In Spain every player has a compulsory clause by law, and it is a contract between the player and the club that only the player can activate the clause.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
I believe a club can go to Liga and pay the clause to release the player from his contract (assuming he wants to join). In England the player has to take that action and not a prospective club??
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Nah, in Spain it is between the player and the club. Only a player can buy himself out of the contract.
posted on 17/2/25
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 14 minutes ago
comment by Jenius99 (U4918)
posted 7 minutes ago
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 39 minutes ago
comment by Jenius99 (U4918)
posted 2 hours, 19 minutes ago
People get confused on how the Law operates in this country when they compare it to how it operates in Spain. In Spain another club can activate the clause. In England the player has to activate his clause.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
You have this the wrong way round. In Spain every player has a compulsory clause by law, and it is a contract between the player and the club that only the player can activate the clause.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
I believe a club can go to Liga and pay the clause to release the player from his contract (assuming he wants to join). In England the player has to take that action and not a prospective club??
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Nah, in Spain it is between the player and the club. Only a player can buy himself out of the contract.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Its always between between player and his club. In both countries. I wasn't actually disputing that. I was referring to the difference is the process. Essentially the buying club is depositing the money in an escrow for the player which then passes to Liga to pass to the selling club. Liga has to transfer registration. The selling club has no say if the clause is met. In England the action is all taken by the player if there is a dispute. Essentially Isak will have to take Newcastle to court to enforce whatever understanding, written or otherwise there is to force them to sell. Just like Suarez would have had to do in our case.
posted on 17/2/25
In Spain every player has a compulsory clause by law
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I am not sure that it is mandatory. I believe it's just good practise. (unless the law has changed?)
posted on 17/2/25
No, in Spain it is up to the player to pay the clause.
posted on 17/2/25
comment by Jenius99 (U4918)
posted 17 minutes ago
In Spain every player has a compulsory clause by law
------------------------------------------
I am not sure that it is mandatory. I believe it's just good practise. (unless the law has changed?)
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I think it used to be mandatory but thats for all employment in spain not just football players. its a clause that allows any employee a way of buying out their contract.
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