Aquilani

[RedReet]

Don't be so sure. Loaning him this year with the guaranted pre-agreed buyout amount next season is imo a possibility. Small but still a possibility.

Can you do such a thing?

[Exiled_red]

Can you do such a thing?

I guess there's nothing to stop you doing it, it's essentially selling him now but not receiving payment for a year, so it's not really a loan deal.

I guess we could loan him out for a fee (like we should have done last year) and give the loaning club first option. Say we value him at £10m, we could loan him out for £2m and give them the option to buy him at the end for an additional £8m, that way if they want him at the end of the deal they have an incentive to do a deal within the specified time (otherwise the price goes up to £10m). Although in all honesty I can't see us loaning him out. IMO he will either stay with us and be involved or we will sell him.

[RedReet]

Well that’s how we should have set up last years deal, but I think it would be too risky sending him on another years loan when there is risk of injury, he’ll be another year older and have one less year on his contract. All that would drive his price down even further if the deal falls through again.

I’ve just never heard of a deferred payment in football, so imagine there must be a reason why.

[Exiled_red]

Well that’s how we should have set up last years deal, but I think it would be too risky sending him on another years loan when there is risk of injury, he’ll be another year older and have one less year on his contract. All that would drive his price down even further if the deal falls through again.

I’ve just never heard of a deferred payment in football, so imagine there must be a reason why.

I guess you don't hear of it much because you usually only hear about the fee, the details of installments are usually kept quiet but paying in installments is common. I guess it doesn't happen because if the club doesn't have the money (or enough for some installment) now, then they probably aren't in the best place financially so you'd be worried about their ability to pay you in a years time.

[RedReet]

I guess you don't hear of it much because you usually only hear about the fee, the details of installments are usually kept quiet but paying in installments is common. I guess it doesn't happen because if the club doesn't have the money (or enough for some installment) now, then they probably aren't in the best place financially so you'd be worried about their ability to pay you in a years time.

I shall rephrase then, I have never seen it on FM.

Nah, I honestly don’t know about the legalities of it all, but I’d be very wary selling to a club who would request such a deal, because as you say their financial position could be even worse the following year.

[Deano]

Shame

1127: Press Association report that the agent of Liverpool midfielder Alberto Aquilani has dismissed speculation linking the player with a move to Fiorentina this summer.

[Pablo]

Shame

1127: Press Association report that the agent of Liverpool midfielder Alberto Aquilani has dismissed speculation linking the player with a move to Fiorentina this summer.

They wanted us to pay a third of his wages the cheeky ****ers.

[Mattshark]

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1127: Press Association report that the agent of Liverpool midfielder Alberto Aquilani has dismissed speculation linking the player with a move to Fiorentina this summer.

I'd be more than happy to keep him.

[Mostar]

Can you do such a thing?

Yes.

Shame

1127: Press Association report that the agent of Liverpool midfielder Alberto Aquilani has dismissed speculation linking the player with a move to Fiorentina this summer.

Great news.

[Lee]

It'll be like a new signing!

[Craig_H]

He'll be like a new signing. And then, when he gets injured in september, just like the same old one.

[danperkins]

IMO we really don't need him, hope we can offload him and his massive wages quick smart.

[Exiled_red]

IMO we really don't need him, hope we can offload him and his massive wages quick smart.

IMO he can do a good job for us, our priority regarding wages should be to get rid of those on high wages that won't contribute (Cole, Poulsen, Jovanovic, Konchesky, Degen etc). If Aquilani is here he will be involved to some extent IMO, which is more than can be said for the others.

[rudedog]

IMO we really don't need him, hope we can offload him and his massive wages quick smart.

I disagree - he was looking really goood toward the end of his first difficult season and I'm really looking forward to seeing what he can do fully fit playing Kenny's quick passing, attacking game.

[Mostar]

He'll be like a new signing. And then, when he gets injured in september, just like the same old one.

He's was injury free all last year.