Enzo Barrenechea - on loan at Benfica

[SaddVillan]

Off to Benfica for a reported €15m.

We paid €9m for him and he's been out on loan do we haven't spent much in terms of wages. €6m profit?

Hope we've negotiated a decent sell-on clause.

[PaulWinch again]

Assuming it’s true, I will say the side effect of the financial regs meaning you buy players who in all likelihood will never play for you is wholly unsatisfying.

[LukeJames]

Hopefully a decent sell on as they'll probably shift him for £50m plus in a year or two.

[SaddVillan]

Assuming it’s true, I will say the side effect of the financial regs meaning you buy players who in all likelihood will never play for you is wholly unsatisfying.

Sadly, the way things stand, its pretty clear to me that making profits from player sales/trading is one of the "financial levers" we're going to have to use to help our financials.

Citeh and Chelsea have been doing this for years.

It wouldn't surprise me if (irrespective of PSR machinations,) NWSE have given Monchi & Co a player trading profit to be earned from buying and selling young players.

A sad indictment of the modern game

[Mister E]

Hopefully a decent sell on as they'll probably shift him for £50m plus in a year or two.

... which begs the question: why would we not play him in our team if he's a £50m+ potential-player?
The effing world's going mad.

[Clampy]

It would be nice to see one or two more youngsters stick around and get a chance instead of flogging them. I dont see the point in flogging the likes of Louie Barry for £3m. Just give them a place on the bench for the Europa League and a run in the League Cup games. 

[VILLA MOLE]

Yes it has certainly lost some romance and excitement when seeing a new young player signed

[Aldridge Villa]

Yes it has certainly lost some romance and excitement when seeing a new young player signed

All day long Mole.

[dorsetvillian]

It's really sad all this horse trading of young players. Makes me become more bored with the modern game.

[Dante Lavelli]

Who knows, last year we had clubs trading players between themselves for weird fees.  This year it might be elaborate loans where we have to buy players back when the books look a bit better.

[London Villan]

Hopefully a decent sell on as they'll probably shift him for £50m plus in a year or two.

... which begs the question: why would we not play him in our team if he's a £50m+ potential-player?
The effing world's going mad.

I guess because we need the cash now. If we can sell him, plus a few more of the flotsum and jetsam we have then we may not need to sell a big name.

Loans with options to buy might be our only option this summer.

[oldtimernow]

Hopefully a decent sell on as they'll probably shift him for £50m plus in a year or two.

... which begs the question: why would we not play him in our team if he's a £50m+ potential-player?
The effing world's going mad.

Agreed too soon and too cheap

[Percy McCarthy]

I wonder if he sets the world alight for Benfica, we could buy him back under a similar arrangement to Philogene? That is to say, match another club’s offer minus our sell-on clause?

[john2710]

Hopefully a decent sell on as they'll probably shift him for £50m plus in a year or two.

That's the risk all teams take when they sell a player. But he's more likely to turn into another Dendonker than into a £50m player.

[Hookeysmith]

It would be nice to see one or two more youngsters stick around and get a chance instead of flogging them. I dont see the point in flogging the likes of Louie Barry for £3m. Just give them a place on the bench for the Europa League and a run in the League Cup games. 

But then we are paying thier wages which now seems the biggest compliance factor for us.