To be honest though I think the way some fans talk down others for not having the patience for a project is a bit much sometimes (not directed at you specifically).
The way I see it: everybody first gets a grace period of about a season, maybe longer if it's a previously successful manager (up...
So only three new registrations allowed for CL, and our squad is already at the limits (17 foreign + 8 HG). With Doherty, Gil, and Spence (HG) now going out on loan, and Danjuma + Porro replacing them... that leaves only 1 HG space in the squad, right? We can't even register Hincapie or Zaniolo...
Makes complete sense, otherwise it would have been more like 55-60m for us because we'd have to transfer the funds via the player instead to actually trigger the clause, and it would have been subject to income tax etc.
Difficult deal to negotiate I think. Sporting has all the leverage. On the...
Thing is Sporting are under no obligation to accept the 45m unless it's paid in full by the player himself. That's the way release clauses work in Portugal. So I can understand that clubs are usually willing to negotiate on the structure of payments, because it's just like an extra 10m on taxes...
Do I understand it correctly, that in Portugal the release clause must be activated by the player? Meaning that for Sporting to be obligated to accept a transfer, we would have to pay the 45m in one go, via Porro himself, which is then subject to income tax and all those shenanigans? If that's...
Would prefer both, but happy with either. CB is the bigger priority right now though in terms of the first XI. I think Zaniolo is a good player and fills a gap in the squad, but I mainly want us to sign him to show we are serious in backing Conte.
Thanks for the insight! You mention as a wingback that it's easier to defend as a unit of 5 out of possession, but aren't you also more likely to be caught out of position when in transition, relative to the fullback in a back four? But overall, you'd say the fullback is caught out more frequently?
Has he shown anything other than hard-working professionalism in his entire career up until now? Not sure we should be drawing any conclusions about his character when there are still two sides of the story open to explain the situation.
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