Oriol Romeu

[RedRover]

Check out the Bojan to Roma deal.

Unless I am mistaken they can buy him back at the end of this season for oen price, or at the end of next season for another.

What if the player doesn't want to go back or the club don't want him back?

 

[The Neviller]

Unless I am mistaken they can buy him back at the end of this season for oen price, or at the end of next season for another.

What if the player doesn't want to go back or the club don't want him back?

Perhaps you should check it out again, and maybe read the part where Roma revealed that the transfer becomes MANDATORY for Barca in 2013. Unless i'm mistaken, mandatory and compulsory mean the same thing.

 

[The Neviller]

Barcelona have agreed to sell Bojan Krkic to Serie A side AS Roma for 12 million euros ($17.3 million) in an unusual deal that includes a commitment to buy the Spain under-21 forward back in two years.

The Spanish and European champions will repurchase Bojan at the end of the 2012-13 season for 13 million euros unless Roma decide they want to keep him, the La Liga club said on their website on Friday.

In that case, the Italian club will have to pay another 28 million, Barca said.

“The buyback clause can be blocked by AS Roma but in that case the total cost of the transfer would be 40 million euros,” they added.

The structure of the deal reflects Barca’s desire to keep their options open when it comes to holding on to promising players who have come through the club’s famed youth academy but are not getting much playing time with the first team.

Sounds perfectly reasonable doesn't it?

 

[RedRover]

Perhaps you should check it out again, and maybe read the part where Roma revealed that the transfer becomes MANDATORY for Barca in 2013. Unless i'm mistaken, mandatory and compulsory mean the same thing.

Not what I've read. They have to Pay Barca further sum at the end of 2013 but as I understood it its that payment which is mandatory if Barca don't want to sign him back.

I think I read that on here if memory serves.

Again - how can any transfer be "mandatory"? - Barca (and certainly the player himself) have the option as to whether they want to sign him back - otherwise he would simply be on loan to another club for a set period.

if its how I understand it to be then its little different to having agreed stage payments as most clubs do when they sign a player - save that the original owners can take teh player back at a set time and for a set fee if they wish.

 

[RedRover]

Sounds perfectly reasonable doesn't it?

Indeed - it is then effectively a loan with a fee having been paid.

I suspect that Barca may have covered themselves in case they don't want him back, whereby Roma, who seemingly "own" the player will have to stump up more cash.

I also maintain that given how the rules of transfers and player contracts work the player must have final veto on anything.

 

[Sarni]

Not what I've read. They have to Pay Barca further sum at the end of 2013 but as I understood it its that payment which is mandatory if Barca don't want to sign him back.

I think I read that on here if memory serves.

Again - how can any transfer be "mandatory"? - Barca (and certainly the player himself) have the option as to whether they want to sign him back - otherwise he would simply be on loan to another club for a set period.

if its how I understand it to be then its little different to having agreed stage payments as most clubs do when they sign a player - save that the original owners can take teh player back at a set time and for a set fee if they wish.

Nope, it's Barca who has to pay for Bojan and take him back but Roma has an option to refuse that but only if they pay €27m more which obviously won't happen.

 

[The Neviller]

Indeed - it is then effectively a loan with a fee having been paid.

I suspect that Barca may have covered themselves in case they don't want him back, whereby Roma, who seemingly "own" the player will have to stump up more cash.

I also maintain that given how the rules of transfers and player contracts work the player must have final veto on anything.

Did you read it at all? It clearly states that Barca will repurchase him unless Roma want to keep him, in which case Roma have to pay a further 28 million euro, taking the fee up to 40 million euro.

The buy back by Barca is mandatory. If Roma don't want to stump up the extra cash, Barca HAVE to buy him back for 13 million euro, 1 million euro more than they sold him for. It's a loan of a player in exchange for a loan of money. It's a farce.

 

[The Neviller]

Let's try again shall we. Read this carefully

Roma has confirmed that it has agreed to pay a fee of €12 million for the services of forward Bojan Krkic from Barcelona, and has also revealed the intricacies of the transfer itself.

After official confirmation on Friday, the Italian side announced the economic terms of the deal involving the Spain Under-21 international, who will receive a salary of €1.6 million for each of the the first two seasons, which will be doubled if the capital club agree to retain him in 2013, for a hefty fee of €28 million.

A statement on the club's official website read, "Bojan Krkic Perez has signed for a fee of €12 million, payable on July 1, 2013. Barcelona will have an option to buy back the rights of the player at the end of the 2011-2012 or 2012-2013 season, for a fee equal to €17 million and €13m respectively, both payable in two installments on January 31, 2014 and then May 31, 2014."

However, any potential success Bojan enjoys at Roma could likely be rewarded with a return to the Catalan giants.

"This repurchase option becomes mandatory for Barcelona for 2012-13, but ​​AS Roma can retain ownership rights of the player, to be exercised by June 20, 2013, for an additional fee of €28 million, payable in three installments on July 1, 2013, January 31, 2014 and July 31, 2014."

Now, unless you don't believe what Roma have categorically stated about the deal, this would seem pretty conclusive that it actually is mandatory for Barca to buy him back in 2012-13, yes?

Now, unless you further believe that mandatory and compulsory mean different things, would this not suggest that in fact there is such a thing as a compulsory buyback clause?

 

[Fiskey]

Let's try again shall we. Read this carefully



Now, unless you don't believe what Roma have categorically stated about the deal, this would seem pretty conclusive that it actually is mandatory for Barca to buy him back in 2012-13, yes?

Now, unless you further believe that mandatory and compulsory mean different things, would this not suggest that in fact there is such a thing as a compulsory buyback clause?

Yeah it seems to me If Roma want the 13 million for Bojan come 2013 then Barca will have to pay it, whatever they want. I imagine the only way the deal would be cancelled was if both parties were happy with the status quo.

 

[Brophs]

What the feck happened to this guy? He seemed to be flying earlier in the season now he's not getting a sniff.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Mikel's been playing very well, to be fair. The violent twat.

 

[Brophs]

Aye, but even before then he seemed to have fallen out of contention, I think.

 

[Orton]

Seems to have fallen out of favour slightly since AVB got the boot. Can't remember him playing much under Di Matteo.

 

[TheReligion]

Be good at United I reckon

 

[NM]

He was out of favor with AVB toward the end too. Not just under Di Matteo.

 

[Homeomorphic]

Chelsea finally realised that they didn't really buy him and that he has actually got a buyback clause in his contract?

 

[Brwned]

More likely they realised he's not a particularly good player, I reckon.