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Both the agent and Levy can deny the clause was released and that the offer was just co-incidence. The key thing is that Levy always tries to lowball. The real problem is if Levy did actually approach MGW and his agent without Forest’s permission. It goes on all the time and seems to be just part of the game but old Mr Greek naive has thrown a strop.
There's a certain comic irony is that we have maybe the one owner who, confronted with having bid 25 million too low, can say "That's just how I roll." and be believed.
Great explanation, thanks. The part that is most confusing to me is, all that being true, how exactly would a team make an offer for a player with a confidential escape clause. If they can decide who can approach the player, then what value to the player is the clause. The team could just sit there and tell the potential buyer, "We'll do a deal for 80 million (knowing the clause is for 60)." How do the player and his agent know an offer has been made. Sorry for being slow on the uptake on this, but it seems very complicated.
Do teams ask the selling club what they would sell for a player they dont want to sell? I would think the buying club put in a bid and then negotiation. (* More likely ask the players agent if he wants to come and what it would cost first)
Offering £60m outright, which is required to trigger a release clause, goes totally against our usual MO of paying in installments though.
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It depends on the wording of the release clause. Not every release clause is the same and whether it is triggered depends on what is written in the contract. Lots of release clauses will allow for instalments, some will not. There is no PL template on what a release clause should look like.
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If MGW falls through, I'd imagine we'll show more of an interest in him...
Greek brotherhood innit....
Sorry, maybe not THAT old*...
I was thinking of 'Ludicrous Gibs' setting from the early 90s 3d-shooters (which meant there was more explosive gore when you blow the oppo away).
My understanding is that typically release clauses are paid in one go (in Spain and Germany at least, they MUST be).
I didn't get the sense that there was something wrong with our interpretation of the contract, but that they're accusing us of tapping up. Which is stupid, because every club in football taps up players, constantly, including Forest.MGW and his agencies CAA Steller would know their own contract. CAA Steller is a large player agency that will be full of lawyers, the idea they can’t read a contract but the fat slob owner at Forest can is laughable.
Dont you offer a fee and then work out payments after?
