Thiago Alcantara | Signed for Bayern Munich

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You'd think they'd play nice what with the two CL finals and Pique and that.
 
Wait, so now he's come out and said they might make it difficult after a day of 'we think Thiagos doing this for a new contract and to get games'. It's just negotiations. Unfortunately it's not going to be resolved over night but I don't think Barcelona are making that good an impression. It's their fault in the first place. Nobody forces these daft clubs to put clauses in but I would suspect Thiago and his representatives made sure it existed for a reason. That reason wasn't to get a better contract. This ones going to drag
 
simonhch said:
I'd say Graeme Hunter is very reliable from everything I've heard about it. I imagine what he means is that Barca are going to make things as difficult of possible in the hopes of getting a compromise settlement from United.

Fact is, we won't know what's really going on until IndyKaila finishes writing this email from United.
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IndyKaila needs to learn how to copy and paste.
 
acrebo said:
Of course Barca are going to dispute it. They've dropped a MAJOR bollock here and will be doing everything they can to redeem the situation.

First thing they will have done when they realised the reality of the situation was call in their lawyers to comb Thiago's contract with a fine tooth comb to identify any way they can argue the clause doesn't apply.

If necessary, ours will be doing the same to ensure it does.
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I think it will be very unprofessional if he wants to leave and they don't let him. There was a reason he signed the contract with the release clause in the first place.
 
RDCR07 said:
Yes because we so let them win those two finals. feck them cnuts for not doing us a favor in return.
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I'm joking, everything in this thread should be taken with a pinch of salt, or several.
 
Didn't Venkys try and dispute Jones' buyout clause for a while?
 
acrebo said:
The positive in this, if true, is that it does suggest they're now moving away from trying to convince Thiago to stay and towards forcing him to stay through 'legality'. It'll further reinforce Thiago's desire to move on and, at worst, force us to settle for a higher fee to keep things amicable.
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This. And if the Glazers make me feel confident of anything, it's that if people start lawyering up, we're going to come out on top. We're a massive corporate institution now, and I'm willing to bet we have the representation to match.

Like you say, this would be good news. The worry is always that they'll convince Thiago to stay. Trying to invalidate his release clause would suggest that they've given up on that, and it would also close that door for good, because I highly doubt such a move would go down well with the player himself.
 
Raees said:
Jake's gif moment could potentially go down as the biggest low this place has ever seen if this move breaks down. Come on Thiago #doitforJake
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All that for nothing :(
 
Brightonian said:
This. And if the Glazers make me feel confident of anything, it's that if people start lawyering up, we're going to come out on top. We're a massive corporate institution now, and I'm willing to bet we have the representation to match.

Like you say, this would be good news. The worry is always that they'll convince Thiago to stay. Trying to invalidate his release clause would suggest that they've given up on that, and it would also close that door for good, because I highly doubt such a move would go down well with the player himself.
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I reckon we'd be happy to pay up to £25 million.
 
If a release clause is being seen as meaningless, then what's the point? Next time we're about to lose a player on a bosman, let's just tell all the suitors "Nah, he's got as long as we say he's got left on his contract. Problem?"
 
Brightonian said:
Like you say, this would be good news. The worry is always that they'll convince Thiago to stay. Trying to invalidate his release clause would suggest that they've given up on that, and it would also close that door for good, because I highly doubt such a move would go down well with the player himself.
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That's true, if they go legal, they lose the player one way or another. My worry would be that it opens the door to them hawking him around elsewhere, especially with Chelsea waiting in the wings like vultures in mock tudor houses.
 
OnlyTwoDaSilvas said:
If a release clause is being seen as meaningless, then what's the point? Next time we're about to lose a player on a bosman, let's just tell all the suitors "Nah, he's got as long as we say he's got left on his contract. Problem?"
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:lol: Well said. Troll face and all.
 
Sir A1ex said:
That's true, if they go legal, they lose the player one way or another. My worry would be that it opens the door to them hawking him around elsewhere, especially with Chelsea waiting in the wings like vultures in mock tudor houses.
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I don't think, legally, they can challenge one club meeting his buy-out clause whilst also trying to sell him to another club. If they lose the court case, then legally he was no longer theirs to sell. They would have to wait until they'd won before hawking him.

Also, now that I think about it, it wouldn't make any sense. If they overturn the release clause, then they'll keep him - that's what they want, after all.

shaggy said:
I reckon we'd be happy to pay up to £25 million.
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I hope so. He's easily worth that.
 
They're probably trying to be seen as playing hardball, in case the Nou Camp gets besieged by Barca fans from Cricklewood and Cardiff.
 
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Striker10 said:
Wait, so now he's come out and said they might make it difficult after a day of 'we think Thiagos doing this for a new contract and to get games'. It's just negotiations. Unfortunately it's not going to be resolved over night but I don't think Barcelona are making that good an impression. It's their fault in the first place. Nobody forces these daft clubs to put clauses in but I would suspect Thiago and his representatives made sure it existed for a reason. That reason wasn't to get a better contract. This ones going to drag
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I think in la liga there is always buy out clauses for every player,
 
Brightonian said:
I don't think, legally, they can challenge one club meeting his buy-out clause whilst also trying to sell him to another club. If they lose the court case, then legally he was no longer theirs to sell. They would have to wait until they'd won before hawking him.

Also, now that I think about it, it wouldn't make any sense. If they overturn the release clause, then they'll keep him - that's what they want, after all.
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No. If they try and dispute the validity of the release clause then they can have only one aim: to get a higher fee for the player. They cannot hope to keep him on tenuous legal grounds.
 
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