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[localny]

3 Years? WTAF?

 

[Beamrider]

3 Years? WTAF?

As @737Max said, we can't do a long-term deal with him due to his age (and we also can't lavish a huge salary on him just yet either, although there'll be big bonuses).
As soon as he's old enough, he'll be signing a newer deal, 5-6 years and a better base salary.
There's a good chance that there'll already be a better deal attached to the current one which can be activated by the player when he's 18. It was normal practice when we brought kids in on scholarship deals (under which they get paid peanuts) that there would be a pro deal attached to it which would be on better terms, and would be signed as soon as they were old enough.
Nothing to worry about here.

 

[binomial]

3 Years? WTAF?

We're not Chelsea, we actually abide by the rules.

 

[peterhague]

3 years is a bit shit.

Cunts gonna do a sterling but worse

Good thing we're fucking great now so he'd have nowhere else to go. He'd only be merking himself by leaving.

 

[Beamrider]

We're not Chelsea, we actually abide by the rules.

So naive.

 

[localny]

We're not Chelsea, we actually abide by the rules.

There's rules? 3 years limit for youngsters

 

[Modo]

Maybe he doesn't want to be a superstar at 20 that's being paid 10k a week.

 

[localny]

So naive.

Tell us, oh Beamy one?

 

[Beamrider]

Tell us, oh Beamy one?

Pretty much every deal we do with an agent is around circumventing (= breaking) some rule or other.
Everyone does it. That was always the justification (I used to call it the Lance Armstrong defence).
e.g. if we don't get a payment to this promising 15 year-old's Dad, he'll sign for City because they will sort him out. Variations on a theme with bigger numbers the higher you go up the chain.
Not saying we did this, but I know it goes on:
Club A wants a player from Club B.
Club B wants £40m, Club A only has £25m.
Enter mysterious agent, he's paid £2.5m by Club A and then Club B's president agrees to sell the player for £25m.
Where does the £2.5m go?

 

[The Nomad]

As @737Max said, we can't do a long-term deal with him due to his age (and we also can't lavish a huge salary on him just yet either, although there'll be big bonuses).
As soon as he's old enough, he'll be signing a newer deal, 5-6 years and a better base salary.
There's a good chance that there'll already be a better deal attached to the current one which can be activated by the player when he's 18. It was normal practice when we brought kids in on scholarship deals (under which they get paid peanuts) that there would be a pro deal attached to it which would be on better terms, and would be signed as soon as they were old enough.
Nothing to worry about here.

I can see it being one of those where he signs a new deal every year or two until he's 21/22 to increase terms and length when applicable.

 

[Frogfish]

Yes lad.


View: https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1971213642160025741

Hopefully we've added in his contract he's to no longer take advice from Gakpo.

Only 3 years ?! WTF?!

 

[The Nomad]

Only 3 years ?! WTF?!

Are you deliberately trying to quiff?

 

[Frogfish]

Are you deliberately trying to quiff?

Haha I'm a slow reader (actually went to get a tuna sandwich before I finished reading the thread) 😛

 

[Fabio]

It's the maximum length of deal we can give to a 17 year old

Ahhhh that explains it

 

[Frogfish]

Ahhhh that explains it

Spoilsport that's not what you're supposed to say.

 

[localny]

Haha I'm a slow reader (actually went to get a tuna sandwich before I finished reading the thread) 😛

Slow-eater too by the sounds of it.. 😛

 

[localny]

Pretty much every deal we do with an agent is around circumventing (= breaking) some rule or other.
Everyone does it. That was always the justification (I used to call it the Lance Armstrong defence).
e.g. if we don't get a payment to this promising 15 year-old's Dad, he'll sign for City because they will sort him out. Variations on a theme with bigger numbers the higher you go up the chain.
Not saying we did this, but I know it goes on:
Club A wants a player from Club B.
Club B wants £40m, Club A only has £25m.
Enter mysterious agent, he's paid £2.5m by Club A and then Club B's president agrees to sell the player for £25m.
Where does the £2.5m go?

Thanks for the illumination.

 

[Fabio]

Spoilsport that's not what you're supposed to say.

Well I couldn't say it again!