Summer transfer, gossip, speculation and the usual butter ollocks thread

[Dave P]

Also they can buy him for £25m knowing he's worth probably double that.  They may even have a buyer lined up, who knows?

[LeeB]

I don't know shit about this clause, the same as anybody else really, but I thought it was only if we decide to sell they get first dibs, they can't force us to.

[algy]

I don't know shit about this clause, the same as anybody else really, but I thought it was only if we decide to sell they get first dibs, they can't force us to.

That was my impression too, although that was just going on what'd been written on here (I think)

[Monty]

Have to say, watching Man City the other day, my first thought wasn't 'not enough ball playing defensive midfielders'.

[AsTallAsLions]

I don't know shit about this clause, the same as anybody else really, but I thought it was only if we decide to sell they get first dibs, they can't force us to.

Assuming it's a minimum fee release clause, it means that we have to accept if the club triggers the clause. It's then up to the player if he wants to go. What you've mentioned would be a first option clause, which wouldn't make any sense in this instance since Citeh are clearly the richer club and considered the bigger club. If we (little old Villa) were willing to sell, that would imply that we didn't want him, so why would City? There aren't many scenarios in which that type of clause would be in their favour rather than ours, so it's got to be a minimum fee release clause

[Marlon From Bearwood]

Looks like Douglas’s brother just retweeted the Man City story with something in Portuguese appearing to endorse it.

Looks like he’s off.

[Dave]

I don't know shit about this clause, the same as anybody else really, but I thought it was only if we decide to sell they get first dibs, they can't force us to.

Assuming it's a minimum fee release clause, it means that we have to accept if the club triggers the clause. It's then up to the player if he wants to go.

It's not - it was delved into quite deeply on here at the time he signed.

If they meet the pre-agreed fee, he goes. He accepted the return move at the same time he agreed the move to us. The return terms are set and if the switch is flicked then they are just enacted.

[mr underhill]

which is why i always saw him as just a loan player who might make us a few quid, once his salary had been taken into account

[AsTallAsLions]

I don't know shit about this clause, the same as anybody else really, but I thought it was only if we decide to sell they get first dibs, they can't force us to.

Assuming it's a minimum fee release clause, it means that we have to accept if the club triggers the clause. It's then up to the player if he wants to go.

It's not - it was delved into quite deeply on here at the time he signed.

If they meet the pre-agreed fee, he goes. He accepted the return move at the same time he agreed the move to us. The return terms are set and if the switch is flicked then they are just enacted.

Okay, so it's even more out of our hands than others have suggested.

[Dave]

I don't know shit about this clause, the same as anybody else really, but I thought it was only if we decide to sell they get first dibs, they can't force us to.

Assuming it's a minimum fee release clause, it means that we have to accept if the club triggers the clause. It's then up to the player if he wants to go.

It's not - it was delved into quite deeply on here at the time he signed.

If they meet the pre-agreed fee, he goes. He accepted the return move at the same time he agreed the move to us. The return terms are set and if the switch is flicked then they are just enacted.

Okay, so it's even more out of our hands than others have suggested.

The only input that we can have - if they are buying to sell him elsewhere then there is nothing stopping us offering their potential profit or more to overwrite the original agreement.

And if the player is happy with that (compared to his alternative move), then I can't imagine Man City would have a problem with it if they're not losing out.

[frank black]

Oh shit this is bad news , but grateful we had him after lockdown.

Let’s hope we get very lucky replacing him, it’s a big hole to fill as he’s been excellent.

[ChicagoLion]

I don't know shit about this clause, the same as anybody else really, but I thought it was only if we decide to sell they get first dibs, they can't force us to.

Assuming it's a minimum fee release clause, it means that we have to accept if the club triggers the clause. It's then up to the player if he wants to go.

It's not - it was delved into quite deeply on here at the time he signed.

If they meet the pre-agreed fee, he goes. He accepted the return move at the same time he agreed the move to us. The return terms are set and if the switch is flicked then they are just enacted.

Okay, so it's even more out of our hands than others have suggested.

yes, the bollocks about games and salary. They would not have sold him with a release clause that they could not take advantage of.

[AsTallAsLions]

I don't know shit about this clause, the same as anybody else really, but I thought it was only if we decide to sell they get first dibs, they can't force us to.

Assuming it's a minimum fee release clause, it means that we have to accept if the club triggers the clause. It's then up to the player if he wants to go.

It's not - it was delved into quite deeply on here at the time he signed.

If they meet the pre-agreed fee, he goes. He accepted the return move at the same time he agreed the move to us. The return terms are set and if the switch is flicked then they are just enacted.

Okay, so it's even more out of our hands than others have suggested.

yes, the bollocks about games and salary. They would not have sold him with a release clause that they could not take advantage of.

Yeah, I basically said as much in my OP, which Dave for some reason edited down in his reply.

[Dave]

I don't know shit about this clause, the same as anybody else really, but I thought it was only if we decide to sell they get first dibs, they can't force us to.

Assuming it's a minimum fee release clause, it means that we have to accept if the club triggers the clause. It's then up to the player if he wants to go.

It's not - it was delved into quite deeply on here at the time he signed.

If they meet the pre-agreed fee, he goes. He accepted the return move at the same time he agreed the move to us. The return terms are set and if the switch is flicked then they are just enacted.

Okay, so it's even more out of our hands than others have suggested.

yes, the bollocks about games and salary. They would not have sold him with a release clause that they could not take advantage of.

Yeah, I basically said as much in my OP, which Dave for some reason edited down in his reply.

Because that was the particular part that I was replying to. Nothing sinister.

[SaddVillan]

If he goes back to Citeh, will Douglas be able to satisfy the work visa requirements?