Tom Van Persie
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Probably won’t due to the media backlash it would cause.surely we have to put a sell-on clause in for Greenwood if he goes for free?
I'd just take the backlash to put the sell-on in there, he's already never going to play for us again, Lazio are literally getting a £100m talent for free.Probably won’t due to the media backlash it would cause.
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Why would Lazio agree to that?surely we have to put a sell-on clause in for Greenwood if he goes for free?
Because we can still say 'no-deal' as he's still under contract. Another club will take him at some stage and will accept a sell-on clause. It's not like we can't get rid in January. If they want him for free, then they agree to a reasonable sell-on clause.Why would Lazio agree to that?
You’d like to think so but football is a horrible and grotty business, it can’t be ruled out sadly.I can't see any team in England or even Barca/Real/Bayern ever going back in for Mason. Don't see him being traded for 100 million ever.
And we let go a 100m talent. It was clear the moment they decided to let him go, that this will be a huge financial loss if they turn the back on him. And I'm fine with it.I'd just take the backlash to put the sell-on in there, he's already never going to play for us again, Lazio are literally getting a £100m talent for free.
Of course there would be.Why would there be a backlash for a sell-on clause for Greenwood? Would there be a backlash if we take a fee for him now? I don't think so.
Only when it’s us. Nobody else would.Why would there be a backlash for a sell-on clause for Greenwood? Would there be a backlash if we take a fee for him now? I don't think so.
Then Club should just tell anybody who has a problem with this politely to shut the feck up and do one .Of course there would be.
That makes a lot of sense, for the club to try to solve it this way - to agree to a transfer 'for free' but with a sell-on clause.surely we have to put a sell-on clause in for Greenwood if he goes for free?
And this suggests that if the above solution doesn't come to fruition before relevant registration windows close, the club will agree to dissolve the contract, meaning he can sign anywhere as a free agent (but we have no sell-on clause).Tweet
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Thought all along this would be the tactic for any suitors. May have been different if multiple clubs wanted him but that does not seem to be the case. They will wait it out until he is a free agent then snatch him up. Saudi's too.That makes a lot of sense, for the club to try to solve it this way - to agree to a transfer 'for free' but with a sell-on clause.
It would be weird and arguably inappropriate to demand a transfer fee for him now, since we publicly stated that club and player are parting ways, but it seems only fair to have a sell-on clause if a future club were then to profit from his sale.
And this suggests that if the above solution doesn't come to fruition before relevant registration windows close, the club will agree to dissolve the contract, meaning he can sign anywhere as a free agent (but we have no sell-on clause).
Else he would be restricted to sign for a Saudi club or such in the next couple of weeks.
I think people are forgetting that Greenwood is a player with world class potential! In 6 months time the drama will have subsided and whoever picks him up will potentially have a £100 million plus asset on their hands! Clubs are obviously reluctant to be the club to make the first move but mark my words in a year or so many clubs will be after him (if he can rediscover his form)Why would Lazio accept a sell on clause when they have no need to?
At this point, we are the club who desperately want to get rid of him and free his wages off the books. We have no bargaining power in this situation because it’s not like clubs are queuing up to take him and the window closes today for most leagues. The best result we might get is a club agrees to take him on a free before the window closes and Greenwood agrees to go there.
Yeah if he fulfills his potential then he will easily get clubs after him in a year.I think people are forgetting that Greenwood is a player with world class potential! In 6 months time the drama will have subsided and whoever picks him up will potentially have a £100 million plus asset on their hands! Clubs are obviously reluctant to be the club to make the first move but mark my words in a year or so many clubs will be after him (if he can rediscover his form)
We would be stupid not to insert a clause and Lazio would happily accept knowing how much they can make out of the transaction
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and Lazio would be even more stupid to agree to a sell on clause!We would be stupid not to insert a clause and Lazio would happily accept knowing how much they can make out of the transaction
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We've actually lost the plot
Whats wrong with the deal?Yuck!
We have no idea how many clubs are in for him.Why would Lazio accept a sell on clause when they have no need to?
At this point, we are the club who desperately want to get rid of him and free his wages off the books. We have no bargaining power in this situation because it’s not like clubs are queuing up to take him and the window closes today for most leagues. The best result we might get is a club agrees to take him on a free before the window closes and Greenwood agrees to go there.
It's just continuous 'two minutes of hate'. People are basically eliding what has been proved (various behavioural issues, being a crap, unfaithful BF), with what has been cast into doubt (evidence regarding criminal offences, offences which both CPS and club have indicated new evidence indicates he's likely innocent of or at least that the cumulative evidence wouldn't be strong enough to make any conviction feasible).Yeah if he fulfills his potential then he will easily get clubs after him in a year.
It almost seems people want him just to retire instead of rehabilitate. Jeez is one extra judicial punishment not enough. There's principle of double jeopardy even in law.
And u can quote this post in about a year or two United will be biggest losers in this saga and rightly so for their buckling to lunch mob and making his family suffer also shifting to new place.
This is such a weird take.From great hopes for a new non-Glazer era to Mount, Reguilon, Evans and Bayindir ....brutal
Apart from Anana, this has been one of, if not the most underwhelming transfer windows of the decade. The players you listed could easily be signing for a mid-lower table PL club.From great hopes for a new non-Glazer era to Mount, Reguilon, Evans and Bayindir ....brutal
We've signed 3/4 first team players - shifted loads of squad players, expect more, sure. But it's been fine?Apart from Anana, this has been one of, if not the most underwhelming transfer windows of the decade. The players you listed could easily be signing for a mid-lower table PL club.
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Because people still don’t quite understand that we have no money and that Evans is likely coming here as an emergency backup and not much more.Whats wrong with the deal?
I’m sure they didn’t want to pay Maguire off to leave, and refused to sell McT because the club didn’t receive any bids close to their 40-45m valuation.tbh most of this is woodward - appointed by Glazers granted
ExactlyBecause people still don’t quite understand that we have no money and that Evans is likely coming here as an emergency backup and not much more.
Still, rival fans and the media will use it as a stick to beat us with.
For the most part we shouldn’t really give a feck. If we are going to moan about transfers we should at least waste our energy on stuff that affects the first team.
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