Luis Suárez

[Fierce]

a) I have no idea.
b) it makes absolutely no difference to anything.

Whether the fee being discussed is sterling or euros doesn't make a difference?

It kind of does

[Tatterdemalion]

b) it makes absolutely no difference to anything.

Yes it does. Only a fool would write a buy out clause at their fair estimation of a player's value. You write them ahead of that to give you a choice as to whether or not to sell at fair value, or as you would hope, above that.

Why do you think Spanish buy-out clauses are so high?

[Cormack74]

Just watching the Brazil game:

How much better than Neymar is Suarez??

[dom9]

And on the subject (sort of) how much better than Neymar is Suarez??

Many.

[Kenneth]

Whether the fee being discussed is sterling or euros doesn't make a difference?

It kind of does

I guess it might make a difference to a speculative conversation about how much he's being sold for, but it makes no difference to how much he's actually being sold for.

Yes it does. Only a fool would write a buy out clause at their fair estimation of a player's value. You write them ahead of that to give you a choice as to whether or not to sell at fair value, or as you would hope, above that.

Why do you think Spanish buy-out clauses are so high?

Presumably so they don't get triggered.

[ChesterDave]

Neymar cabbaged. Lets mug Barca for an extra 10 million

[Gibbo]

Would any of ya chuck the lot at Hames

[Kenneth]

Neymar cabbaged. Lets mug Barca for an extra 10 million

[Gazzla]

I'd chuck £30m at Mat Hummels and trigger his release clause

[Zapater]

Honestly?

Unless it's Arsenal that bid.

Also your wording suggested that you could've understood otherwise...

[Fierce]

I guess it might make a difference to a speculative conversation about how much he's being sold for, but it makes no difference to how much he's actually being sold for.

God forbid anyone on a football forum uses a speculative conversation as the basis of their discussion

[Buzzo]

I'd rather we spent the money on 2-3 big name and rep players than go all Spurs and buy loads of ****e.

[brightred]

Whatever the ins and outs of the deal are my main feeling is one of sadness.

Suarezs a genius. He is also a complete dick head. But the joy he gave us during the last few seasons was amazing. Great to see us spending money but with every signing I keep thinking....if only Suarez was linking with him.

Bit of a maudlin post...sorry.

Now going back to my wine!

[Fierce]

He's a dickehead, but he's the best footballer I've ever seen in the flesh and for the reason unless we replace him with Ronaldo or Messi, it'll be a step down

[ChesterDave]

But the joy he gave us during the last few seasons was amazing.