Andy Carroll - Best Striker in the World

[baitman]

the fact that carroll will be signing a long contract for 100k [all speculation of course] will mean it is in his interest to leave us and move. this makes the negotiating the ending of his LFC contract easier for us.
i reckon at the most he will get a third of his outstanding contract paid up by us.

its still a major **** up.

[baitman]

the ex oldham, now leeds striker, matt smith is probably about or just above andy carroll's level.

[Vermilion]

I don't believe the club would allow a situation were we would have to have to pay the remainder of a contract up in full. I can imagine he's hankering after a lump sum and I can imagine his agent wants to take a slice, but £15 million? No chance.

Those figures are mental, but this bit...

it is virtually unheard of for a club to ditch a marque signing with such a long period outstanding on his contract.

is worrying, and all things considered, i don't think we're done with being ****ed over for some truly eye watering amounts on this crazy crazy purchase.

[BigChief]

I can't believe he's a millionnaire anyway. Gives ENGLISH players everywhere a glimmer of hope.

Corrected.

[Bender]

I can't believe he's a millionnaire anyway. Gives pub players everywhere a glimmer of hope.

Gives pubs and off licenses a glimmer of hope

[Fosterbloke]

I can't believe he's a millionnaire anyway. Gives pub players everywhere a glimmer of hope.

[Bender]

Exactly, let him play with U21's for a couple of years and then sell him for whatever profit.

THERE IS NO PROFIT TO BE MADE ON Andy Carroll just one mutha****in financial loss

[BigChief]

Quite right, if its all about the money then he can rot his career away with us. The world will have moved on by the time he comes out of 'prison'.

[RedReet]

Exactly, let him play with U21's for a couple of years and then sell him for whatever profit.

[Cormack74]

Hmm, it would be cheaper to keep him if that were true wouldn't it?

[RedReet]

Ha ha, you do read some nonsense on the internet.

[Fivex]

Utter bollocks

[Muddled]

I don't believe the club would allow a situation were we would have to have to pay the remainder of a contract up in full. I can imagine he's hankering after a lump sum and I can imagine his agent wants to take a slice, but £15 million? No chance.

[Arn]

Liverpool FC’s Carroll could earn £14 million from transfer

Liverpool striker Andy Carroll could pocket the bulk of the £15 million transfer fee on offer if he signs for West Ham.

The player, who is expected to sign his new contract shortly at Upton Park shortly, has already seen his agents negotiate an uplift in his wages from a reported £80,000 a week to just short of £100,000 , but a much bigger pay day is in the offing.

The player still has just over three years left on a contract he signed just over two years ago and as he did not ask for a transfer is entitled to be paid up in full – if the figure of £80,000 is correct, and there is no cancellation clause then that amounts to an eye- watering £12.4 million.

In addition, his agents will ensure that he recieves a portion of the £15 million transfer fee. In practice this means at least 10 per cent. The two figures, if paid, would mean that virtually all the transfer funds Liverpool receive would be paid to the player.

Generally, the selling club and player come to agreement over the amount of money that will be paid to the player to cancel the contract – usually around a third of the sum due – but in the case of Carroll the club are entering new territory; it is virtually unheard of for a club to ditch a marque signing with such a long period outstanding on his contract.

http://www.cheshire-today.co.uk/1656...from-transfer/

[Neil Young]

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