Stupid from City.
Haaland at City | Signs new 9.5 year contract
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You can but only the first 5 seasons are actually enforceable and only the first 5 seasons can be amortized. It's also not a new thing, it just happens that for some reason the UEFA rules didn't match with FIFA's rules.
Therell be a shit ton of break clauses for both parties.
If they do get relegated this maintains his value too.
If they do get relegated this maintains his value too.
They'll have insurance to cover that eventuality. The real issue is if he completely loses form, or his legs, or just can't score for whatever reason at some point in his career.
I think he will be on at least that. But city won't publish that figure.
So he has a new 115 months contract?
Players will always take the easiest option to earn more money. What's easier than just saying yes to massively increasing your money, staying where you are, and looking "loyal"?
They just assume another club will find a way to sign them when / if the time comes, even when fees are insane.
But like Harry Kane found, that can be a real barrier. Although he eventually got to Bayern.
They just assume another club will find a way to sign them when / if the time comes, even when fees are insane.
But like Harry Kane found, that can be a real barrier. Although he eventually got to Bayern.
Almost brilliant, but the charges are 130 now, so needed a 10.8 year deal!
Only in reality. On paper, City can put whatever they want and that will soon get legitimized by PL in March, by giving them a small fine.
It will get leaked at some point how much money has been chucked at erling to stick around.
When the true numbers come out, I’d sure it will be quite shocking.
When the true numbers come out, I’d sure it will be quite shocking.
All this tells me is they’ve got away with it all.
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The blokes just signed a contract that essential secures him probably in the region of £250 million over the next 9.5 years
He could get £1 billion for 9.5 years if he bolted off too Saudi, tax free too
What a poor business deal
He could get £1 billion for 9.5 years if he bolted off too Saudi, tax free too
What a poor business deal
And me
It's not an argument, it's how I think it is.
They own Pep, he's their bitch and there's nothing he can do to get out of it.
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This is assuming whatever club at the time won’t stump up his wages for his name value alone. Same reason that I don’t understand not signing up Salah/VVD, the Saudi league have shown they’ll pay. Its not like you’ll be lumbered with their wages once their legs reach the point of no return.
The more unfortunate consequence is it likely means they’re going to get away with 115.
This contract + spending 200 million in January in their first down season in a decade… it’s sickening. They will never have to go through cycles like other clubs.
Fair enough, Obama is also a lizard and Tupac is still alive
There we go, slap on the wrist for City. Premier League owned which is a sad state of affairs
Getting like Chelsea. 2 plastic clubs
City bullying Premier League again
Seems risky from City. A lot of things could go wrong and then they're stuck with him. Assuming his wages are huge as well.
Kind of depressing from a Liverpool perspective. City can sign 2/3 players in January and tie one of their most important players down long term. Meanwhile we didn't sign anyone apart from a punt on Chiesa in the summer, and won't sign anyone in this window. We're also struggling to commit three of our best players to the club.
Longer term I don't see us competing as much with City.
Kind of depressing from a Liverpool perspective. City can sign 2/3 players in January and tie one of their most important players down long term. Meanwhile we didn't sign anyone apart from a punt on Chiesa in the summer, and won't sign anyone in this window. We're also struggling to commit three of our best players to the club.
Longer term I don't see us competing as much with City.
You’d have thought Haaland would have wanted assurances about the future before committing to such a long deal though. Those saying it indicates they’re in the clear have more of a point than those saying the opposite, in my opinion.
Same thing my scouse mates have been saying since Liverpool vs city was a thing, 5-6 years ago.
Even when they signed Haaland there was an attitude ‘oh for feck sake, what’s the point?’ from them. Shrewd purchases, selling coutinho to fund Allison and Van Dijk, just to watch city spunk their infinite money on the best striker in Europe.
Yes this long contract strongly suggests the cheating feckers are going to get nothing more than a slap on the wrist
City and Chelsea are making a mockery of the game. 8 and 9 year contracts are bloody absurd. Not to mention the very dodgy deals and false accounting etc.
That seems to be the only way we can spend money. Make a load of cash selling one of our best assets and then use that money on new players.
We haven't signed a CB since Konate arrived in 2021. Haven't signed a LB since Tsimikas. Have needed a proper long term signing for DM for a couple of years (haven't signed a serious one since Fabinho). We get involved in big signings (Caicedo, Zubimendi, Bellingham etc) and then miss out and end up with no one. Thiago aside, we never sign players like Haaland. Big names with big reputations and/or wanted by multiple clubs.
Meanwhile City respond to winning things by...signing more players and evolving the squad. Arsenal splash the cash now like there's no tomorrow despite not winning a title in 20 years and never winning a European Cup. Chelsea spend. United have struggled on the pitch and can still buy players at will.
Turned this into a Liverpool rant but I feel like there's so much pressure on Slot and previously Klopp to get every last bit out of what we have. I feel like Klopp got fed up and realized he couldn't compete with Pep's City at Liverpool and packed it in last year when the squad was in ok condition.
Seeing Haaland commit like that and them improve their squad again is grim.
Why is it absurd? If player and club both agree, why shouldnt it be allowed?
I do agree on that it shouldnt be used as a way to avoid the financial fairplay rules but besides that i dont see a problem with long contract.
That PL scoring record is all but done for. Dont think anyone is taking that from Haaland in the current generations of players.
All that aside, I actually liked the "dear defenders" video. Was funny
All that aside, I actually liked the "dear defenders" video. Was funny
Well, it’s a loophole around financial rules as you said. Also it creates a kind of monopoly on players that goes against the Bosman ruling where if things aren’t going great for a player they can run their contract down so it’s easier for them to move on and things like that.
It also potentially puts clubs in financial jeopardy as who knows where a club could be financially in 7 years, whereas a 5 year contract is safer.
I don’t think clubs should be allowed to spend a billion in 12 months either, it’s crazy, but maybe I’m just getting old and grumpy! In other words, the games gone.
Tied to City until he retires, enough money forever, no drive to get a new big fat contract, no new club he's trying to impress in the transfer market.
Whether it's subconscious or not he'll struggle to motive himself fully now.
Whether it's subconscious or not he'll struggle to motive himself fully now.
He has plenty of time to bring City all the way back to the premier league from non league football!
I think haaland's options away from city were limited. His price and transfer fee puts him out of touch for every club bar a few.
Madrid have mbappe and his ego to deal with.
Barcelona can't get Dani Olmo registered and pulled more financial levers than a run away locomotive.
PSG under Enrique go after a certain play profile. Plus it's France.
Bayern have Kane and are trying to reduce their wage bill.
Italian clubs simply can't go anywhere near the required numbers?
So where can he go? A move to PL rival? City won't allow that to happen?
Saudi Arabia? Cant see that appealing to him.
So sign a new deal at City which probably ups his pay substantially and gives him some better bonuses and no doubt some break clauses.
It's not like he had much choice to go elsewhere.
Madrid have mbappe and his ego to deal with.
Barcelona can't get Dani Olmo registered and pulled more financial levers than a run away locomotive.
PSG under Enrique go after a certain play profile. Plus it's France.
Bayern have Kane and are trying to reduce their wage bill.
Italian clubs simply can't go anywhere near the required numbers?
So where can he go? A move to PL rival? City won't allow that to happen?
Saudi Arabia? Cant see that appealing to him.
So sign a new deal at City which probably ups his pay substantially and gives him some better bonuses and no doubt some break clauses.
It's not like he had much choice to go elsewhere.
Would never wish it on him but what happens if he gets a career ender in 12 months?
Would the club have to honour 8.5 years of the contract?
Sounds mental to me to tie anyone up for that long in any case.
Would the club have to honour 8.5 years of the contract?
Sounds mental to me to tie anyone up for that long in any case.
Was anyone on here actually expecting consequences for billionaires and oligarchs spending exorbitantly and cooking books? Come on now.
Definitely makes you wonder what the wage Will be, makes you wonder if there is a published wage then a "brown envelope/offshore account side wage"
It'll be sickening if they get off with a fine and slap on the wrist, but unfortunately sense their owners have far too much power
Football is so very broken
It'll be sickening if they get off with a fine and slap on the wrist, but unfortunately sense their owners have far too much power
Football is so very broken
If his motivation stems from putting himself in the shop window we might as well sell him
Of course that is waffle though and like most other elite players in any sport his motivation comes from within to be the best he can be. He isn't Emmanuel Adebayor