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[PeterWithe]

Always been a bit of a surprise we haven't been able to get a Saudi club in for him to cover the wage. He's been one of the biggest names in football over the recent past.

[Dave]

Always been a bit of a surprise we haven't been able to get a Saudi club in for him to cover the wage. He's been one of the biggest names in football over the recent past.

We did get a Qatari one to do so last season.

[kippaxvilla2]

Reminds me of what could be a very good joke if I could think of a punchline.  'There was a Saudi, a Qatari and a Kuwaiti talking in the desert when one of them bumps into Philip Coutinho.....'

[Somniloquism]

Surely the Brazilian club is paying some of his wages whilst on loan, so would it be better for us to let his contract die down or pay off the lump sum? I would have thought the former if we are skirting the wage boundaries.

[kippaxvilla2]

If you pay him off does that count towards PSR/SCR/LBTQ

[London Villan]

Also shows an additional benefit of keeping a manager - we are now close to getting rid of the previous two managers' cast-offs and failures...

[Tokyo Sexwhale]

Surely the Brazilian club is paying some of his wages whilst on loan, so would it be better for us to let his contract die down or pay off the lump sum? I would have thought the former if we are skirting the wage boundaries.

If we're talking about being compliant with UEFA's salary cap; then it may be that Coutinho's salary counts towards that; but a loan fee doesn't as it isn't salary.

[OCD]

Also shows an additional benefit of keeping a manager - we are now close to getting rid of the previous two managers' cast-offs and failures...

And making the right choice in the first place.

[Dante Lavelli]

Also shows an additional benefit of keeping a manager - we are now close to getting rid of the previous two managers' cast-offs and failures...

Mental isn’t it.  Stability is taken for granted but it’s probably the key ingredient for sustained growth.  Man U and Spurs are great examples of how not to do it, with each new manager demanding £100m to shape the squad, resulting in a new bomb squad each time.

[brontebilly]

Coutinho still has a year left so he'll continue to be one of the highest paid players at the club until June 2026.

Must be one of our biggest ever flops - Micah Richards level

[Tokyo Sexwhale]

Coutinho still has a year left so he'll continue to be one of the highest paid players at the club until June 2026.

Must be one of our biggest ever flops - Micah Richards level

Nah, Coutinho actually had a couple of good games.

[ASHTONVILLA]

If any club sells their women's team to another company/person; isn't that just a franchise that has use of a name/IP?

What connection would it then have to the men's club?  Why would you support it/give a shit about its results when it has no links other than the name?

I already don't give a shit, neither do many looking at the crowds. If it sorts us out then great, sell the whole thing and move it to another town for all I care.

[edgysatsuma89]

Nice.

[LeonW]

Coutinho still has a year left so he'll continue to be one of the highest paid players at the club until June 2026.

Must be one of our biggest ever flops - Micah Richards level

Nah, Coutinho actually had a couple of good games.

Yes. It wasn’t just that the scouse chancer wanted him. Man Utd home, Leeds home and away, Southampton at home, he was truly magical. There may be other games I missed but they spring to mind. He looked immense.

[Somniloquism]

Surely the Brazilian club is paying some of his wages whilst on loan, so would it be better for us to let his contract die down or pay off the lump sum? I would have thought the former if we are skirting the wage boundaries.

If we're talking about being compliant with UEFA's salary cap; then it may be that Coutinho's salary counts towards that; but a loan fee doesn't as it isn't salary.

Is it a loan fee?