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The deal for Rodriguez was previously reported as being worth £20m but BBC Sport understands the fee was about £12m.
aazak
Player Valuation: £20m
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The deal for Rodriguez was previously reported as being worth £20m but BBC Sport understands the fee was about £12m.
Imagine thats £12mil direct to Madrid, but about 5mil to James to pay off the wage difference in the last year of his contract, signing fee and possible an agents fee.
So probably about £20mil all in all. Maybe there's bonuses in there somewhere as well.
Very complex these transfer fee's - probably why most clubs just file them as 'undisclosed'
BirkenheadBlue
Player Valuation: £70m
Not to be overly negative, but have to wonder whether a fee like that, along with stories of 80k wages (with big performance bonuses) indicates that there was something to the stories that issues were found during his medical and we went back to renegotiate.
Brownie
Player Valuation: £70m
Sounds a bit overly negative to be honest mate.
BirkenheadBlue
Player Valuation: £70m
Ha! Don’t get me wrong, I’m 100% delighted to have him at the club.
A fee that low does pose some questions though.
Wait, 12m???????????????
Foot Long Hot Dog
Player Valuation: A packet of pork scratchings
The £80k wages thing was based on reports from overseas where wages are usually described as their nett amount.
No way he’s only pulling £80k here, it’ll be double that gross.
BirkenheadBlue
Player Valuation: £70m
The same report pegged Mina at 120k, so unless we’re actually paying Yerry a quarter mill a week, that logic doesn’t really hold
I don't think he's on 80k and I think Real were utterly overjoyed to get his 280k a week wages off the books.
Hence the fee.
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