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Prob around the 20 mill mark for benteke. He handed in a transfer request so gave up a few mill in loyalty bonuses (on villatalk they claim its between 3-4.5 mill), and that plus our 20 would make it almost 25.
Wouldnt suprise me if someone told him/his agent that we can only afford him if he give up his bonuses so villa can accept a lower bid and still making the same profit.
There you have it Sir! That is part of the structure of how we get to the 25m plus the add ons, hurdles, a baloon payment at the end of his contract that is dependant on meeting performance targets over the contract etc etc. Wonderful things contracts. Sometimes what is mooted as a 25m deal may cost the buying club 15m if performance requirements are not met. Its all in the negotiation structure and we all know how adept DL is at that. Remember that medicals can alter payment structures significantly as well. They are like insurance policies. If you take some one on with an existing condition then that reduces the cost as well.