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Good addition for Dortmund, and sensible career move for him. Give him 2-3 seasons there and if continues his progress he’d have the pick of his clubs - especially as Aguero, Suarez, Higuain, Benzema, Lewandowski, Cavani are all in their 30’s iirc.
 

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I'm sure they have a say in who gets signed but do you think they have a hand in the actual details of the contract? I would have thought Fergie was the last one who did.
Look at sanchez for example . We ain't agreeing to it until the manager definitely sure he wants the player. It was crazy crazy money . If Jose had said no, it wouldn't have proceeded. Ole would have been presented the detail of the contract and asked if he really really wants the player. I think more than anything release clause was a major red flag for Ole. He wouldn't want someone who isn't 100%.
 

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So a 50M release clause plus a share of sell on fees to his father and Raiola. No wonder united walked away.

Dortmund are the right kind of club for those stepping stone deals.
 

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God knows why Ole didn’t deny interest the other week, he was chuckling along with reporters as if it was a done deal.
 

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What a load of nonsense. It highly likely if he was any good we wouldn’t need to sell him.
A release clause wouldn’t do anything for what United need, mate. It would force us to sell if the conditions are met, so it makes perfect sense that we wouldn’t go along with it. Your comment makes no sense.
 

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So a 50M release clause plus a share of sell on fees to his father and Raiola. No wonder united walked away.

Dortmund are the right kind of club for those stepping stone deals.
If all this is true then Dortmund have been bent over but if he wins them the German title then it will have been worth it. Can't see the 50m release clause being true though because they'd recoup next to nothing and his only value would be as a sporting one.
 

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God knows why Ole didn’t deny interest the other week, he was chuckling along with reporters as if it was a done deal.
I'm sure we were interested, it's certainly not Ole's job to tell the world Haaland was signing for Dortmund though
 

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The figures of the operation #Håland to the #BorussiaDortmund : 30 million for the card (20 clause, 10 to the father) + 15 million commission for #Raiola . The player signs the contract until 2024 from 6 net that rise to 8 from the third year with a rescission clause. #calciomercato#BVB
Dortmund's top earner is Reus, supposedly on €10-12m a year gross wages. You're quoting a guy who either thinks Dortmund are going to make Haaland their top earner by a mile or who is incapable of distinguishing between gross and net.
 

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If all that is true about the release clause and agent fees then I'm glad we said no. Sad we missed out, but you can't be giving in to those kind of demands if you're actually looking to build something.
 

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Dortmund's top earner is Reus, supposedly on €10-12m a year gross wages. You're quoting a guy who either thinks Dortmund are going to make Haaland their top earner by a mile or who is incapable of distinguishing between gross and net.
Other tweets say it is 6m net going up in two years to 8m. Like you say think he is having a problem with tax.
 

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Ah well, Dortmund got themselves a decent player but at the expense of knowing their a stepping stone club that will lose him in a season or two. Wouldn’t be surprised if we had some sort of deal in place verbally for a couple of seasons depending on how he progresses. Wouldn’t be the first time we’ve played the long game to get a player we want, and when he’s ready for the PL.
 

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If all this is true then Dortmund have been bent over but if he wins them the German title then it will have been worth it. Can't see the 50m release clause being true though because they'd recoup next to nothing and his only value would be as a sporting one.
To summarize these very informative tweets. Dortmund pay €45m upfront, shatter their wage structure by promising him roughly 133% of Reus' wages and then give him a release clause that caps their profit at €5m - minus a cut for the player's entourage of course. I mean it could be true, who knows.
 

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A bidding war for a player who has only played in pub leagues... footballs gone mad Jeff, footballs gone mad.
Have we seen a lot of one hit wonders smash teenage goalscoring records in CL, including 4 past the likes of Napoli and Liverpool? The interest is well-warranted, you’re framing it poorly.
 

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To summarize these very informative tweets. Dortmund pay €45m upfront, shatter their wage structure by promising him roughly 133% of Reus' wages and then give him a release clause that caps their profit at €5m - minus a cut for the player's entourage of course. I mean it could be true, who knows.
You could see why they'd ask for such a low release clause. Imagine their commissions if a 150m player was moving for 50m! Will have to see what Di Marzio has to say because he's had a direct line to Raiola in the past.
 

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So many sad bastards in this thread. Get over it now, the stuff I am reading is incredible at times. This isn't the first time a player will choose another club over us.
 

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So many sad bastards in this thread. Get over it now, the stuff I am reading is incredible at times. This isn't the first time a player will choose another club over us.
It seems this is just part and parcel of fandom these days. So much knee-jerk idiocy, any time they get the chance.
 

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You could see why they'd ask for such a low release clause. Imagine their commissions if a 150m player was moving for 50m! Will have to see what Di Marzio has to say because he's had a direct line to Raiola in the past.
I could also see Raiola asking for a five dollar release clause, what I don't see is any club signing a 19 year old from Salzburg with zero chance at turning a profit.
 

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So many sad bastards in this thread. Get over it now, the stuff I am reading is incredible at times. This isn't the first time a player will choose another club over us.

The really sad bastard in all this is that slob Raiola

Sorry we didn't sign Haaland, but ecstatic we finally told the greasy, fat twat to feck off.
 

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I could also see Raiola asking for a five dollar release clause, what I don't see is any club signing a 19 year old from Salzburg with zero chance at turning a profit.
It does seem unlikely. The only possible reason would be because they rate him so highly as a footballer that they think he could take them that next step to wining the title.
 

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Well.. there were also Mike Hanke and Igor de Camargo who did relatively well for him at Gladbach. Though Luuk de Jong was a massive flop.
At the moment Favre uses two dribblers (Sancho/Hazard) out wide and Reus as a #10/#9 hybrid who links up play centrally and then drives forward into the striker role. I don't see him playing either role. So for him to start matches Favre would need to deviate from a system that has served him very well (results against Leipzig and Hoffenheim aside, which were both unfortunate imho) and it's hard to speculate what that might look like.
I think the second part of your post is probably right though. Favre had already more than one foot out the door after the fairly disappointing October/November matches and there is no credit left if the team's form dips again. I reckon there's a 50/50 chance at best that he will survive the summer and thus it makes little sense to fine tune the squad around his needs, especially when you can land such a high profile transfer.
I don't think they're strong enough precedent, tbh. I wouldn't call Hanke really tall when compared to Balotelli & especially Haaland. Also, as I remember it, he played a very mobile & flexible forward role under Favre, which I think is something of a basic requirement. He was at least as much a supporting player as a goalscorer (8 goals in his very good 11/12 season, Reus did the heavy lifting in that department).

De Camargo was okay-ish (and a decent overall footballer), but he only scored 13 goals (9 in BL) in more than two seasons under Favre. Not a blueprint for Haaland either, imo. I'd still say Balotelli is the only successful precedent of a CF similar to Haaland's built over a longer time. We'll see what happens.

Your assessment of the Favre situation is very plausible. I hope he and the team still manage a turnaround in consistency, but it's less than certain.
 
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