Niels Nkounkou

[Toffeelover]

Clubs can smell our desperation.

They are not the only ones.

 

[Nymzee]

Couldn't get in the Cardiff team at the time and 18 months left on his contract I think.

Looks bad in hindsight, but was probably seen as better than another poor loan and eventually leaving for nothing at the end of it.

Yeh this is what I'm getting at. I can't be arsed with people fuming in hindsight.

 

[mikel_88]

The lad was awful at cardiff did not impress in any of his other moves. He found some form in the 2nd division in france was a good deal at the time made money on him. Could have went both ways was a risk

 

[Gilbert..]

Couldn't get in the Cardiff team at the time and 18 months left on his contract I think.

Looks bad in hindsight, but was probably seen as better than another poor loan and eventually leaving for nothing at the end of it.

And lets face it. Its still only 20 games in the french 2nd division.
Thing with him is he always looked more a left sided winger/midfielder. If he flourishes now thats where i think it will be.

 

[Bluewolf]

OH REALLY (Where is that owl gif )

I'm not advocating it. I can just understand why Moshiri did it if thelwell is crap at it and there was no one else

 

[Zatara]

Player reveals Everton 'insisted' on clause being included in deal - Wasn't 'overly pleased' when it was triggered - Sport Witness

When it was announced that AS Saint-Etienne were going to trigger the option to buy in Niels Nkounkou’s loan from Everton, everyone thought that was a good deal. The left-back had impressed hugely during his short stint there and the deal made sense, even if the Toffees might have felt they...

sportwitness.co.uk

This is pure stupidity. Literally no reason to do it.

 

[AdamEFC]

Hindsight is a wonderful thing. Stunk the gaff out on multiple loan spells and the club did what people have been crying at them to do and get a fee for younger players.

 

[AdamEFC]

Player reveals Everton 'insisted' on clause being included in deal - Wasn't 'overly pleased' when it was triggered - Sport Witness

When it was announced that AS Saint-Etienne were going to trigger the option to buy in Niels Nkounkou’s loan from Everton, everyone thought that was a good deal. The left-back had impressed hugely during his short stint there and the deal made sense, even if the Toffees might have felt they...

sportwitness.co.uk

This is pure stupidity. Literally no reason to do it.

There was, he was crap on his loan spells so the club got what they could for him.

He was also out of contract at the end of last season.

 

[Dddddd]

Quite easy isn’t it? Just put a sell on % in

 

[Tony’s Carp]

Player reveals Everton 'insisted' on clause being included in deal - Wasn't 'overly pleased' when it was triggered - Sport Witness

When it was announced that AS Saint-Etienne were going to trigger the option to buy in Niels Nkounkou’s loan from Everton, everyone thought that was a good deal. The left-back had impressed hugely during his short stint there and the deal made sense, even if the Toffees might have felt they...

sportwitness.co.uk

This is pure stupidity. Literally no reason to do it.

Yeah I can't think of circumstances where an option clause isn't to the benefit of the buying club not the selling club. If the clause amount isn't good value you get them back, if it is good value the buyer snaps them up. The selling club can only really lose value.

 

[Toffeepot]

It was a ridiculous option to buy price.

£1m is basically nominal in football now a days. I'm fairly sure I read that it was thelwell who insisted on the option to buy being put in.

Which i must admit, if true doesn't fill me with confidence and probably alludes to the fact of why we need kenwright to stay and do the negotiations over deals.

 

[MikeH72]

BIG KEV DOING BITS

 

[Paul Rideout]

Low option I'm all good with, but we should also have a 50% of profit made sell on clause

 

[Baines' left foot]

Another precocious talent wasted by the coaching team

 

[Zatara]

There was, he was crap on his loan spells so the club got what they could for him.

He was also out of contract at the end of last season.

OOC next summer you mean.

There was no reason to put an option in the deal. So no the club didnt "get what they could for him" as they could have got 3x the fee.

Yeah I can't think of circumstances where an option clause isn't to the benefit of the buying club not the selling club. If the clause amount isn't good value you get them back, if it is good value the buyer snaps them up. The selling club can only really lose value.

Its total stupidity.