Trent Alexander-Arnold

[labourRed]

Once triggered, can no other team put in a better offer?

If you're United, maybe.

[Irishnev]

Has to be met outright tho, £50m, payable in one lump sum? Is that how it works?

It depends on the clause, typically in Spain it’s lump sum but obviously things can be drafted differently. Huijsen is supposedly payable in 3 installments with 25m as the first payment. Frimpong is 4 equal payments over a set time.

Szozbo was in one go and we took a loan to pay that in one go and obviously we pay more back, this is also common. Sometimes clubs agree to pay more than a release clause if they can negotiate a more favorable payment schedule

As I said, it depends

[baitman]

£50,000,001

[Kenneth]

Yep. I guess the player could he a dick, refuse to go anywhere else and force the selling club to negotiate terms.

[Scratch]

Has to be met outright tho, £50m, payable in one lump sum? Is that how it works?

[Kenneth]

Once triggered, can no other team put in a better offer?

I guess they could offer the club more, but it would be nuts as they can't refuse offers that meet the release clause, it would be immaterial who they preferred to sell to, it's up to the player.

[little dave hedgehog]

Once triggered, can no other team put in a better offer?

for the wages maybe, but once the clause is triggered, the selling club just has to see what happens. they can offer him a new contract without a clause in it, but the sell clause doesn't change. every club in the world could trigger it at once. going over the clause is just throwing money away, the club can't reject your proposal if it's met.

[Norbs]

If he has a release clause, then why would there be a bidding war.

He's not all that anyway. Yet.

Once triggered, can no other team put in a better offer?

[Yozza]

Given how far along the Frimpong transfer seems to be, were we planning on bringing him in no matter what Trent did, do we reckon?

I think the higher ups knew long long before he came out with his statement that he was going....

I believe in Michael Edwards...

[Scratch]

Given how far along the Frimpong transfer seems to be, were we planning on bringing him in no matter what Trent did, do we reckon?

[Assassin]

Joe Cole? Gulp.

Edge of the seat Harry :ffssmiley:

[Paul12]

Bolo Zenden

Joe Cole? Gulp.

[labourRed]

I get that understanding but we could've triggered it too if we wanted to. However, should they get in a bidding war with us and be able to pay £80m to secure him then it'll be much more likely because of it

If he has a release clause, then why would there be a bidding war.

He's not all that anyway. Yet.

[Norbs]

Reports now saying that Huijsen's release clause at £50m has been triggered by Madrid. They can do this because they have saved £70m on TAA. So now we have been turned over by him on two fronts.

I get that understanding but we could've triggered it too if we wanted to. However, should they get in a bidding war with us and be able to pay £80m to secure him then it'll be much more likely because of it

[The_weatherman]

IMO we need have a system with transfer fees or without it, otherwise it will lead to a very unlevel playing field.