Yeah in Spain the release clause is more of an agreement than a release clause your right, well Sid Lowe is. But its not into play in Matas case, 25 mill euros is what they want and thats the agreement fee the club can sell at and not the mark he can recind his contract and just leave the club (i.e AVB). That's why Aguero isn't easy he has 'an agreed selling price' clause rather than an actual release clause... But like I said, doubt this will be an issue with Mata since Valencia will cash in a 24 million euros profit on him and imo Piatti is his replacement at LW, but I really don't think agreement/release clause distinction is an issue here.
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I think it must have been, otherwise I don't see how Graham Hunter can justify us activating his clause. Can only imagine a Foreign Release Clause was added in when the new contract was signed in January along with the Formal Release Clause. God, contracts are complicated.
Or perhaps, being cash-strapped as they are, I think they are looking for something in the region of £20M+ so may have accepted it.
Was talking to Jimmer I believe, figured that with the number of players in, and with their current standing, they wouldnt shy away from a good fee, hence Mata saying publicly he was happy to stay in order to keep the price high, (though im sure he meant it anyway)
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Leave Arsenal in difficult circumstances = end of career.
Hleb, Henry (to an extent), Vieira (speculation for ages about leaving, got relegated immediately), Flamini (warming Milan's bench), Greedy Barndoor, Kolo Toure, etc.
Basically; Wenger pwns all.
Leave Arsenal in difficult circumstances = end of career.
Hleb, Henry (to an extent), Vieira (speculation for ages about leaving, got relegated immediately), Flamini (warming Milan's bench), Greedy Barndoor, Kolo Toure, etc.
Basically; Wenger pwns all.
Flamini is not warming bench. He is playing a role. Joss counter argument is very simple.. They have all won trophies
Flamini is not warming bench. He is playing a role. Joss counter argument is very simple.. They have all won trophies
They haven't... Adebayor, Toure, Vieira, Hleb haven't. Henry did - but you would at Barca.
Adebayor won Kings cup, Toure got FA cup medal isn't it? Vieira got one I think..
I'd be surprised if Toure got one... He was in rehab at the time
VIeira MAY have got one actually. Came on as a 90th minute sub. Good point about Adebayor - 70th minute sub.
Point is - they've all failed personally.
Vieira won the Serie A every season he was in Italy although the first was stripped off him.
I'd be surprised if Toure got one... He was in rehab at the time
VIeira MAY have got one actually. Came on as a 90th minute sub. Good point about Adebayor - 70th minute sub.
Point is - they've all failed personally.
Lol Joss there was a post on how many trophies they have won in combined after leaving Arsenal.
Agree with you on performances level though. All have went downhill except Flamini. Also Sylvinho won few too and he played well for Barca also..
Forgive my ignorance, but didn't Hleb win a certain Carling Cup? May be wrong.
He has got a point, Joss.
Joss has a point too, however: would you say that Hleb is as good a player as he was at Arsenal? Was he ever that good again? I'd say no, not by a long shot, and he's nearly the definition of the words "washed up" now.