Sly Posted 15 February 2024 Posted 15 February 2024 http://sportwitness.co.uk/club-cannot-carry-operation-sign-leicester-man-may-need-another-big-effort-transfer/ Club ‘cannot carry out’ operation to sign Leicester man – May need another big effort from him for transfer Sevilla ‘cannot carry out’ an operation to sign Leicester City midfielder Boubakary Soumaré in the summer, despite a desire to do so. That’s according to Estadio Deportivo, who back up reports from Spain that Sevilla currently don’t have the money to activate a €15m clause in his loan deal. The newspaper explains that Soumaré is one of the open fronts that Sevilla has for the summer market, when a rebuild of the squad is expected. The midfielder is currently on loan from Leicester and has bene growing in the team, particularly under Quique Sanchez Flores and there is a willingness to sign him on a permanent basis. They have an option to do so via a €15m purchase clause in his deal but at the moment it would be ‘impossible’ for the Spanish side to activate it. That’s because Sevilla are currently in financial difficulties, which are only set to worsen next year as they won’t have the income from a European competition. Thus, they can’t afford to activate that clause, nor can they activate other clauses they hold for Lucien Agoumé and Hannibal Mejbri. Sevilla are not focusing on them for the moment and have to focus on lightening the squad, getting rid of large salaries to help loosen up the budget and bring it in line. With that as the focus, signing Soumaré on a permanent basis would be ‘complicated’, at least in the current circumstances. Everything can change in the coming months and if the Leicester man was to make an effort to make the transfer happen, it might be possible. He gave up 40% of his wages in the summer to make the loan deal happen and the idea is that he’d have to do that again, or perhaps barter with the Foxes to get a permanent move to Seville.
Jon the Hat Posted 15 February 2024 Posted 15 February 2024 (edited) Of course. Our players never leave for the fee in their loan deals. Edited 15 February 2024 by Jon the Hat 3
Royston. Posted 15 February 2024 Posted 15 February 2024 If they are skint then tough shit they don't get him. Probably hoping we are so desperate to get him off the books we can make something happen. 1
fuchsntf Posted 15 February 2024 Posted 15 February 2024 (edited) 1 hour ago, Sly said: http://sportwitness.co.uk/club-cannot-carry-operation-sign-leicester-man-may-need-another-big-effort-transfer/ Club ‘cannot carry out’ operation to sign Leicester man – May need another big effort from him for transfer Sevilla ‘cannot carry out’ an operation to sign Leicester City midfielder Boubakary Soumaré in the summer, despite a desire to do so. That’s according to Estadio Deportivo, who back up reports from Spain that Sevilla currently don’t have the money to activate a €15m clause in his loan deal. The newspaper explains that Soumaré is one of the open fronts that Sevilla has for the summer market, when a rebuild of the squad is expected. The midfielder is currently on loan from Leicester and has bene growing in the team, particularly under Quique Sanchez Flores and there is a willingness to sign him on a permanent basis. They have an option to do so via a €15m purchase clause in his deal but at the moment it would be ‘impossible’ for the Spanish side to activate it. That’s because Sevilla are currently in financial difficulties, which are only set to worsen next year as they won’t have the income from a European competition. Thus, they can’t afford to activate that clause, nor can they activate other clauses they hold for Lucien Agoumé and Hannibal Mejbri. Sevilla are not focusing on them for the moment and have to focus on lightening the squad, getting rid of large salaries to help loosen up the budget and bring it in line. With that as the focus, signing Soumaré on a permanent basis would be ‘complicated’, at least in the current circumstances. Everything can change in the coming months and if the Leicester man was to make an effort to make the transfer happen, it might be possible. He gave up 40% of his wages in the summer to make the loan deal happen and the idea is that he’d have to do that again, or perhaps barter with the Foxes to get a permanent move to Seville. Give him a 2nd season Loan to Sevilla, Leicester aren’t alone struggling with FFP, So across Europe some clubs & player (agents) might consider extended loans,or even “ player-leasing” Next 3-5 years,there might be many decent profi players stuck in Limbo,and clubs not being able to commit.. Thought and process might have to come from the agents. to wrangle deals so that FFP regulators,Euefa,and club Can find happy ground,to take on that contracted player pool, of players who are not finding their way into their clubs squad or future are tied to long contracts…..but have found another club that want them but can’t buy… This pool of players today,I can imagine is quite big,& making holes in holding club pockets… Edited 15 February 2024 by fuchsntf
Nalis Posted 15 February 2024 Posted 15 February 2024 Sick of these clubs taking the piss. If I hire something thats working well but cant afford to pay more the agreed fee to buy it outright at the end of the hire, I dont bitch and moan about it. Either you cough up or you dont.
JimJams Posted 15 February 2024 Posted 15 February 2024 Funny though that it's not a case of "he's not worth 15mill" just a case of "we haven't got it". Hopefully they've shop windowed him for someone who has.
MGLCFC Posted 15 February 2024 Posted 15 February 2024 1 hour ago, Nalis said: Sick of these clubs taking the piss. If I hire something thats working well but cant afford to pay more the agreed fee to buy it outright at the end of the hire, I dont bitch and moan about it. Either you cough up or you dont. Seems similar to how we messed Inter around with Sensi and Turkish clubs we have loaned players from. I know it feels like we are always the victim, but we've started to play the same game too.
Paninistickers Posted 15 February 2024 Posted 15 February 2024 1 hour ago, MGLCFC said: Seems similar to how we messed Inter around with Sensi and Turkish clubs we have loaned players from. I know it feels like we are always the victim, but we've started to play the same game too. Not quite the same. The players we send back are garbage, Tete and Under and almost certainly Yunus. The players Torino etc send back have done well and they want to keep them but don't want to pay. Tyre kickers personified.
ALC Fox Posted 15 February 2024 Posted 15 February 2024 If Quique Sanches Flores is getting a tune out of him, give him a full preseason with Enzo and he'll turn into fooking prime Zidane
MPH Posted 15 February 2024 Posted 15 February 2024 Ah European club trying to lower the agreed price ahead of possible transfer. never heard that before. 2
Spiritwalker Posted 15 February 2024 Posted 15 February 2024 Fair play to him if he is taking a 40% pay cut during his loan period. 3
Jazzy_Jeff Posted 15 February 2024 Posted 15 February 2024 If we want to flog him, tout him elsewhere. i wouldn’t be too disappointed seeing him back here and believe he would improve dramatically under Enzo 1
Popular Post filbertway Posted 15 February 2024 Popular Post Posted 15 February 2024 35 minutes ago, Spiritwalker said: Fair play to him if he is taking a 40% pay cut during his loan period. Well he was taking the pay cut regardless to be fair. 5
Brizzle Fox Posted 15 February 2024 Posted 15 February 2024 Ah the good old 777 Partners full or partial ownership model for football clubs. The quickest way to make yourself skint. 1
surrifox Posted 15 February 2024 Posted 15 February 2024 1 hour ago, MPH said: Ah European club trying to lower the agreed price ahead of possible transfer. never heard that before. Yes you know when you read they’re “unable to carry out an operation” or “ working tirelessly to achieve an outcome” or “ exploring areas of common ground to bring the matter to a conclusion acceptable to all parties” that so far as our money is concerned we’re ****ed 1
urban.spaceman Posted 15 February 2024 Posted 15 February 2024 Anyone we swapsies with? Seems only fair.
Dan Posted 15 February 2024 Posted 15 February 2024 Fantastic idea not selling him to Monaco the other year.
Spiritwalker Posted 15 February 2024 Posted 15 February 2024 5 hours ago, filbertway said: Well he was taking the pay cut regardless to be fair. Yeah good point..
Popular Post FoxFossil Posted 15 February 2024 Popular Post Posted 15 February 2024 8 minutes ago, coolhandfox said: Enzo could get a tune out of him. Yeah. Les Dawson on piano accompanying. 1 4
KingsX Posted 15 February 2024 Posted 15 February 2024 We need to stop wasting our energy moaning about this sort of maneuvering by “cheap Italian (or French / Spanish / Turkish) clubs”. With strict FFP and cost control enforcement, this is the new normal, and not only on the continent. Putting an option in a loan deal It no longer establishes a non-negotiable strike price (if it ever did). It is how the loaning-in club puts a ceiling on the purchase price in case the player absolutely kills it. Transfer budgets and fees are falling fast. Deals done this summer will not reflect the pricing seen for similar players in recent years. Often not even close. I’d be surprised if we just write a check for €17M for Fatawu. We’ll negotiate, as we will be forced to with Soumare and Kristianssen. 1
filbertway Posted 15 February 2024 Posted 15 February 2024 30 minutes ago, KingsX said: We need to stop wasting our energy moaning about this sort of maneuvering by “cheap Italian (or French / Spanish / Turkish) clubs”. With strict FFP and cost control enforcement, this is the new normal, and not only on the continent. Putting an option in a loan deal It no longer establishes a non-negotiable strike price (if it ever did). It is how the loaning-in club puts a ceiling on the purchase price in case the player absolutely kills it. Transfer budgets and fees are falling fast. Deals done this summer will not reflect the pricing seen for similar players in recent years. Often not even close. I’d be surprised if we just write a check for €17M for Fatawu. We’ll negotiate, as we will be forced to with Soumare and Kristianssen. We have an obligation to buy with Fatawu, huge difference to the deal at the end being optional. Agree though, it does seem like FFP may actually do some good and start to see the mad transfer fees and salaries that players recieve begin to drop as clubs have to start cutting their cloth accordingly. Maybe we can get to a point where clubs can charge fair prices to attend matches as well.
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