Jazzy_Jeff Posted 19 March Posted 19 March 1 hour ago, JimJams said: Yes but the option lies WITH US. Exactly, I would imagine the fee and personal terms were agreed in August. All we have to do is activate it if we want to
MPH Posted 20 March Posted 20 March 18 hours ago, Pita said: We can’t afford him should have a bit of money coming in from bilal and maybe even Faes in the summer so we could afford him, the question is, will he want to sign? we might possibly sign him and sell him straight on again.
Pita Posted 20 March Posted 20 March 1 hour ago, MPH said: should have a bit of money coming in from bilal and maybe even Faes in the summer so we could afford him, the question is, will he want to sign? we might possibly sign him and sell him straight on again. Not so much buying him it’s will be wages.
LCFCJohn Posted 20 March Posted 20 March 20 hours ago, Pita said: We can’t afford him Agreed. Will be frees and loans.
Craig Posted 20 March Posted 20 March I would argue that if we have an option (even upon relegation), we can't afford not to do it given the profit we would obviously receive at some point... 1
Pita Posted 21 March Posted 21 March 14 hours ago, Craig said: I would argue that if we have an option (even upon relegation), we can't afford not to do it given the profit we would obviously receive at some point... got to balance that the club is in free fall with a owner who does not care a DOF who is useless. And very short of money to spend
Finn Claw II Posted 21 March Posted 21 March You buy him and then send him out on loan if we are League One, either loan with an obligation to buy (so a profit) or just a loan and if we go up he’s back playing with us. if you loan him out with a fee, there is limited in year accounting cost
LCFCJohn Posted 21 March Posted 21 March We don’t really know what the conditions of the option are but I don’t know about the assumption that it is in our hands. My understanding would be that the option just stops Rennes ramping up the price after a good year. I really don’t imagine James is tied in nor that other sides couldn’t offer more and sign him if he turns us down. 1
JimJams Posted 22 March Posted 22 March Then that is not an option it's a straight loan. If Rennes aren't allowed to ramp up the price but are free to sell him to another club or the player is allowed to go elsewhere then we haven't got an option have we? So the terminology becomes redundant.
MPH Posted 22 March Posted 22 March (edited) It feels like people are reinventing the terms of the option to buy. It’s dependent on us meeting the terms. I understand the contract with JJ is already agreed and in place. Edited 22 March by MPH
st albans fox Posted 22 March Posted 22 March 2 hours ago, MPH said: It feels like people are reinventing the terms of the option to buy. It’s dependent on us meeting the terms. I understand the contract with JJ is already agreed and in place. I mean there could be a contractual clause that the option reverts to Rennes call if we are relegated.
MPH Posted 22 March Posted 22 March 2 hours ago, st albans fox said: I mean there could be a contractual clause that the option reverts to Rennes call if we are relegated. Well, yes. In that case we wouldn’t have met the terms, I’d imagine.
Stadt Posted 23 March Posted 23 March If we go down we should be on the phone talking to to clubs who'd be interested at £xxm so we have a buyer lined up to flip immediately. 2
VLC86 Posted 23 March Posted 23 March 2 hours ago, Stadt said: If we go down we should be on the phone talking to to clubs who'd be interested at £xxm so we have a buyer lined up to flip immediately. Atalanta did this with Romero to Spurs. Transfer embargo is probably the only thing that would stop this, possibly JJs camp not being happy with it becoming more complicated. PSR implications as well actually. I don’t know the full breakdown of how that works but with profit being split over the remainder of the contract, it could end up actually making us a loss.
Stadt Posted 23 March Posted 23 March 1 minute ago, VLC86 said: Atalanta did this with Romero to Spurs. Transfer embargo is probably the only thing that would stop this, possibly JJs camp not being happy with it becoming more complicated. PSR implications as well actually. I don’t know the full breakdown of how that works but with profit being split over the remainder of the contract, it could end up actually making us a loss. I don't see any way in that we buy a player £5m and selling him for (e.g) £12m makes us a loss. The fee isn't amortised if we don't have the player
VLC86 Posted 23 March Posted 23 March 11 minutes ago, Stadt said: I don't see any way in that we buy a player £5m and selling him for (e.g) £12m makes us a loss. The fee isn't amortised if we don't have the player Fair enough, like I say, I’ve completely lost track on PSR and that part was more of an after thought. But I could still see a scenario where it doesn’t happen like you suggest.
hinkfox21 Posted 23 March Posted 23 March 0% chance we get him! He has shown his quality and will be moving onto bigger and better things! Wouldn't surprise me if Ipswich grab him when they get promoted. Or Middlesbrough to replace Hackney!
wardyfox86 Posted 23 March Posted 23 March I think we'll buy him to immediately sell him, personally. If the rumoured purchase option is correct, we could make a quick £6m profit maybe. 1
Sol thewall Bamba Posted 26 March Posted 26 March On 23/03/2026 at 18:10, wardyfox86 said: I think we'll buy him to immediately sell him, personally. If the rumoured purchase option is correct, we could make a quick £6m profit maybe. We can't do that. He'll go direct to a prem club I should think. Probably get tapped up as we speak whilst away with Wales.
J.Lisemore Posted 26 March Posted 26 March On 23/03/2026 at 18:10, wardyfox86 said: I think we'll buy him to immediately sell him, personally. If the rumoured purchase option is correct, we could make a quick £6m profit maybe. The people that run our football club would not be capable of this. Never happening.
MPH Posted 26 March Posted 26 March 11 minutes ago, J.Lisemore said: The people that run our football club would not be capable of this. Never happening. Susan Whelan is probably still employed by the club and they’ve sent her to Las Vegas to play the slot machines…
Guest Posted 26 March Posted 26 March 2 hours ago, Sol thewall Bamba said: We can't do that. He'll go direct to a prem club I should think. Probably get tapped up as we speak whilst away with Wales. Is there any reason we can't? I know there are regulations about "bridge transfers" and they're weirdly difficult to read up on but my impression is that they exist to stop clubs conspiring to circumvent other rules or do anything dodgy, and if you can just demonstrate you aren't, it's fine. Cameron Archer was a recent one where Villa bought him back from Sheff Utd and then sold him to Southampton not long after - it was reported that FIFA were looking into it and then as far as I can tell nothing happened. 1
Lambert09 Posted 26 March Author Posted 26 March I think it will be the same as lookman if we go down. We simply won’t be able to do it
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