Matt Doherty @ Atletico Madrid

[Teddy Klinsmann]

Shame we couldn’t shift a few others like this. Great deal for everyone.

 

[stevensthfc]

Buy cheap you buy twice or maybe thrice.

Good luck to him.

 

[Nerine]

Wut?!

 

[chas vs dave]

This is why you don't buy the cheap option because you end up doing this. A rubbish signing from the start

This was the guy Jose wanted.

 

[chrissivad]

We need to start being tougher in getting rid of players.

It's not like we have released him to find a new club, we have let him go to a top club

 

[13VanDerBale13]

Do you know what mutual means?

Mutual as in,

Oh shit Matt, we just released we can’t loan you as we’ve reached the loan limit, we have to terminate your contract, or you can stay here & be third choice ??‍

 

[Cavehillspur]

So has this happened because we already have 8 players out on international loan, did no one at the club realise this as it looked like we intended to loan Doc. If so that is more amateur hour bollocks from this club that could be filed alongside Porros expired release clause they seemingly missed too.

Really is fucking alarming, they seem utterly clueless at times.

 

[ZiggySpurs]

Goodnight sweet prince, and thank you for my favourite announcement video in recent years ?

 

[carpediem991]

Sounds like we learned about this rule today ?

This club

 

[olliec]

This club is always penny pinching and shows no ambition at all, but yet our rivals go straight out and buy players. All our best players are on loan! I’m just lost for words that we completely terminated Matts contract due to not buying poro instead.

sorry already clarified, please ignore.

 

[Stamford]

This was the guy Jose wanted.

jose wanted Doherty when he's used to far better quality. Ok.

 

[isaac94]

damn, can we do this with some more players? got like 5 I would rather terminate before Doherty

 

[Trent Crimm]

So has this happened because we already have 8 players out on international loan, did no one at the club realise this as it looked like we intended to loan Doc. If so that is more amateur hour bollocks from this club that could be filed alongside Porros expired release clause they seemingly missed too.

Not helped by Fab being in witness protection currently

 

[14/04/91]

Amazing that Chelsea haven’t breached this rule given how many they loan out. I guess most of them are/were under 21

 

[Jules77]

Hope he smashes it there, what a disrespectful ending to his time here.

He was one of the key reasons, for our form that led us to the CL. ??

we aren't really sure how it ended yet. it certainly sounds draconian, but maybe he drove it and it was pretty respectful (mutually respectful) from the club?

 

[mark87]

Couldn't they have just given us 1m for him?

 

[Wheeler Dealer]

On a positive note, he ain’t coming back ?

 

[Stamford]

Waiting for an explanation on how doing this makes levy the genius he is purported to be

 

[EssexSH27]

Nothing suprises me with this club and their incompetence

 

[cjbyid]

Great move for him out there.

He needed to go anyway, pity it was this way. Good luck to him.