I think every Real Madrid "loan" is like that. Morata has the same option.
La Liga - 2014/15
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As far as I'm aware Morata was actually sold to Juve but they retained a buy-back clause. I think Casemiro was only loaned to Porto, but with the option of them buying him and Real have paid Porto £5.5m to cancel that option.
But yes, most loans and sales of players from top Spanish clubs have buy-back clauses inserted.
That's a weird loan clause that I haven't heard about before but you appear to be right if the reports are correct as he was loaned and Morata was bought. Probably something Porto thought of. They're not getting money from clubs for not buying their players. We need to have their guy team up with Woody.
He's correct.
Porto had an option to buy Casemiro for €15m. Real Madrid could cancel that option by paying half of that amount to Porto, and so they did, as we wanted to keep him.
How has he performed for you @Arruda? From what I saw of him he didn't look a €15m player.
He started relatively poorly, but improved massively and was one our best midfielders in the final third of the season. Porto probably had the goal of using him for a couple of seasons more and then sell him for a profit. It's not that hard to sell a player for 25/30m€ these days. Either that or Jorge Mendes gave us (one of his biggest moneymakers) a call telling us Real would want to keep him regardless and we bluffed on the buying clause knowing they'd activate the re-buy for some easy 7.5m.
Real certainly values him at more than 22.5m (or know someone who will, right now) or else they would have not bought him back.
Final games of the Liga2 season are just about finished. Some very tight games underway. Osasuna need another goal to survive and relegate Racing. As things stand Girona get automatic promotion. Zaragoza or Ponferradina could get the last of the promotion play-off places. About 10 minutes to play.
Poor Girona. They conceded in the 90th minute and had a goal disallowed deep into injury time. They'll have to play play-offs now.
Big second half goals in some of the Liga 2 games today:
Relegated to the 2B divisions:
Racing
Recreativo
Sabadell
Barcelona B
Promoted to Liga 1:
Betis
Sporting
Girona were winning their match with Lugo until the 88th minute when ("nothing to play for") Lugo got an equaliser. Girona had a goal disallowed in injury time and the ref ended up taking his officials off after the crowd started throwing things. If Girona had won they would have got the automatic promotion slot rather than Sporting.
Zaragoza's draw was just enough to give them the final promotion play-off spot, one point ahead of Ponferradina who also drew.
Play-off teams are:
Girona
Las Palmas
Vallodolid
Zaragoza
Relegated to the 2B divisions:
Racing
Recreativo
Sabadell
Barcelona B
Promoted to Liga 1:
Betis
Sporting
Girona were winning their match with Lugo until the 88th minute when ("nothing to play for") Lugo got an equaliser. Girona had a goal disallowed in injury time and the ref ended up taking his officials off after the crowd started throwing things. If Girona had won they would have got the automatic promotion slot rather than Sporting.
Zaragoza's draw was just enough to give them the final promotion play-off spot, one point ahead of Ponferradina who also drew.
Play-off teams are:
Girona
Las Palmas
Vallodolid
Zaragoza
Incidentally from the Girona game. As I said, the ref took the officials off. The crowd thought the match was abandoned and started leaving. The ref then brought the teams back out and finished the game - it ended up 1-1 as I mentioned above.
So I guess Eibar were relegated in the end?
We don't know yet. See https://www.redcafe.net/threads/liga-elche-relegated-for-tax-debt-and-eibar-will-stay-up.405363/
As things stand, Elche are relegated and Eibar stay up. However Elche are still fighting the decision and (according to today's AS) will try to clear their tax debt next week (payment had been scheduled for the end of July). They'll then appeal the relegation verdict in front of TAS. So we may not know the final answer until July.
It makes business sense for Sky and La Liga. The only trouble is those 5:30pm starts United keep getting.
In other Liga news. Betis think that barring any last minute issues, Van der Vaart will sign for them on Monday.
Not sure where I read it, but I recall there being an investigation into match fixing between Barca and depor? Last game of season. Heard anything about that?
It's a nothing story. The team captain of Deportivo was caught making a comment to Xavi along the lines of, "can you go easy on us," when they were 2-0 down. It ended 2-2 which saved Deportivo, but I can't imagine that kind of throwaway remark hasn't been said in every game since the beginning of time.
It might be true that sub-consciously the Barca players didn't want a bunch of Deportivo players/fans in tears at the end of the match, ruining the party, but that's not a fix.
Aargh thanks jojojo. Much appreciated
Play-offs (first legs) for the third Liga1 promotion spot:
Valladolid - Las Palmas 1-1
Zaragoza - Girona 0-3
Return legs at the weekend and final matches next week.
Excellent result for Girona who came 3rd in Liga2.
Girona have been around for over 80 years but have never been in Liga 1. If they'd won their final league match they would have got an automatic promotion, but they drew and ended up in the play-offs. So it's impressive to see them psychologically ready for the play-offs.
Valladolid - Las Palmas 1-1
Zaragoza - Girona 0-3
Return legs at the weekend and final matches next week.
Excellent result for Girona who came 3rd in Liga2.
Girona have been around for over 80 years but have never been in Liga 1. If they'd won their final league match they would have got an automatic promotion, but they drew and ended up in the play-offs. So it's impressive to see them psychologically ready for the play-offs.
Valencia won't stop until they've signed all the Rodrigos in the world. This guy is actually rated pretty highly and is a Brazil uxx international. I wonder if he's a replacement for Otamendi. Plays defensive mid and center back.
Return legs of the play-offs
Las Palmas 0 - 0 Vallodolid
Girona 1 - 4 Zaragoza (latest score)
Yes, Zaragoza look like they may make the impossible comeback and win on away goals. 7mins injury time (Zaragoza keeper injured) and 3 mins to play.
And 1-4 is how it ended. Zaragoza win on away goals.
Poor old Girona, so close, yet so far away.
Las Palmas won their tie on away goals too.
Play-off finals this week.
Poor old Girona, so close, yet so far away.
Las Palmas won their tie on away goals too.
Play-off finals this week.
Wait weren't Atleti meant to be on the verge of signing Caio?
Mendes swooped in.
At the last minute too and then sells him immediately to another club for a higher price. Very shady. But then i believe he did this with De Gea too just before he signed for us.
Sid Lowe's annual overview of the Spanish league season. Brilliant read.
http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2015/jun/20/2014-15-review-la-liga-the-sids
Some extracts,
http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2015/jun/20/2014-15-review-la-liga-the-sids
Some extracts,
The play-off final is played over 2 legs.
The first leg ended: Real Zaragoza 3 - 1 Las Palmas
The second leg is underway - it's half time now - Las Palmas 1 - 0 Real Zaragoza
Finely balanced, as they say.
The first leg ended: Real Zaragoza 3 - 1 Las Palmas
The second leg is underway - it's half time now - Las Palmas 1 - 0 Real Zaragoza
Finely balanced, as they say.
Las Palmas make it 2-0 and as things stand they'll be promoted.
89th minute.
89th minute.
FT Las Palmas 2 - 0 Real Zaragoza
3-3 aggregate, Las Palmas promoted on away goals.
Both semi-final ties and now the final were won on away goals.
3-3 aggregate, Las Palmas promoted on away goals.
Both semi-final ties and now the final were won on away goals.
Very happy for Las Palmas,I wanted a Canary island team in first division,besides last year they were really unlucky against Cordoba.
Juan Carlos Valeron back in La Liga, I'll definitely try to catch a few of their games next year
What a comeback.
Pleased Las Palmas are in La Liga. Have a soft spot for them after managing them on FM.