Rather have him 1-2 years after a £3m fee and lose him to Barca than pay more for him to have no buy-back and lose him anyway to a bigger team. We'll make money whatever happens.
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Gerard Deulofeu - Once a Blue, always a Blue
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I would like him to be in the blue clothes and do the kick-ball good.
catcherintherye
Player Valuation: £80m
This is spot on. Also consider that over the next 2 years if we sell him we will
1) get our initial fee repaid in full and
2) Receive an additional 2.2 million pounds per year on top of this. This will be around his wages I imagine, it may even be more than his wages.
So if the worst happens and they sign him back, it would be interesting to consider. 1) We'd have paid no money for him. 2) All his wages will have been covered for the duration. This is the worst case scenario. A free player for 1-2 years.
When you make a loan you generally 1) have to pay a fee up front and 2) have to pay their wages in full. 3) if you want to keep the player pay a fee at the end of it. We only have to do one of the above.
If the best case scenario happens, we will be signing a Spanish International for 2.2 million pounds. This is borderline what teams pay for under 17's in this country. Sterling looks like he's going for 40 million. Is Sterling really 20 times better?
As the above post has mentioned, much like Lukaku there is a middle ground Deulofeu can fall into. He can be a good player for us but still not be good enough to displace either Messi, Suarez or Neymar. Essentially what we are saying is, can a player fall between McGeady and Messi? If so then that's where we hope Deulofeu will be.
Yes, but not for 12 million quid.
I agree. If a player is going to move, they're going to move.
Didn't we sell Fellaini for way above the amount in his clause?
eyeeyepopeye
Player Valuation: £950k
Has he signed yet?
TheFinnFan
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What is the meaning of this? My comment was valid by all standards known to men. Yer Mar!
His clause had expired on August 15th or something like that. And then Moyes overpaid on deadline day when no clause existed anymore.
Jags
Player Valuation: £10m
Just to clear this up, Barca will likely want him back if he is good enough for their 4 man front 3 rotation, or in other words, can a player fall between McGeady and Pedro? Still, a huge gap that I hope he will, if he signs, fall into.
Otherwise great post
Brendan Janus
Player Valuation: £40m
He'll never be good enough to establish a first team spot for Barcelona, not in the foreseeable anyway !!
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Lets not fight sweetypie
catcherintherye
Player Valuation: £80m
Just to clear this up, Barca will likely want him back if he is good enough for their 4 man front 3 rotation, or in other words, can a player fall between McGeady and Pedro? Still, a huge gap that I hope he will, if he signs, fall into.
Otherwise great post
Yes they might. What I find interesting though is I wonder if Deulofeu will want to go back if that's the case? He has already indicated he doesn't want another loan but a permanent transfer. For all of his good sides, he does come across an arrogant git. I can't see him wanting to just be another Pedro at Barcalona. He clearly feels he can one day be in the bracket of the front 3 they have currently. I think it will take him a number of years to get there (if he ever will).
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