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What's with La Liga's billion Euro release clauses? Pretty interesting read. Essentially Spanish clubs have to insert such clauses as a part of player welfare rules of the country. But to get around it they make the clauses massive.

Yeah the fact Braithwaite has a £300m+ buy out clause probably proves that.

Yes, those set by Barcalona for instance are ridiculous. I think it depends on how you look at it. Dortmund are able to attract top young talent because they can fast-track a young player to first team football and they're happy to put contractual agreements in place that effectively stipulates...

Indeed, but the amount agreed upfront is probably as important as the total amount agreed in terms of a fee. I think if Cornet and McNeil are sold they'll probably come back in with an improved offer, whether it'll meet Boddy's demands regarding X% amount up front is another matter. As I've...

Hmm I'm not sure I agree with that. I think they're very much a mixed bag. Look at Haaland's at Dortmund as a classic case in point. For clubs of our stature they're usually agreed to convince in-demand players to stay in the short term, but under the guise that the club can't/won't out-price...

To be fair if he hit the ground running next season and rejected a new contract offer that hardly equates to him not having his head screwed on. He'd know he'd be able to get a far more lucrative offer, probably in the PL - and if he improved on his finishing he most certainly would be...

It's a huge balancing act, and in all fairness to Boddy I wouldn't want to be in his position. As the way I see it none of the options on the table are particularly positive if clubs don't meet his valuation on O'Hare.

Yeah due to his lack of pace or ability to take players on he developed a habit of crossing really deep, which is incredibly easy to defend against if you don't have forwards with an arial presence - which we don't.

Or if that's not possible then sell two at a cut price deal....

As previously stated I'd imagine there's a reason behind why the club whats a larger upfront fee rather than the fee being spread out in instalments. Payment on transfer instalments owed and to mitigate cashflow issues will probably be two of the core reasons.

Assuming there's the budget for it - albeit at the minute that's looking somewhat unlikely - I'd imagine conversations regarding a new contract may have already begun, or if not they'll certainly be tabled in the first few months of the season. The timing of Gyokeres' sale will obviously very...

I think that's probably the right question. Presumably they have a fee in mind that aligns with what's needed to pay instalments owed, safeguard against cashflow problems and covers operational costs at least until January. But if there isn't anyone willing to meet the club's valuation on a...

The issue with Gyokeres is if he has another successful season how much his value would be affected by him entering the last year of his contract next summer. I've noticed the reported asking price for Brereton has dropped from £25m to £15m. Would be very interesting to see what he goes for...

I think it was more nearer the £4.3m mark factoring in the exchange rate and given the financial state of French clubs at the minute and the fact he only had 12 months left on his deal I'd wager the reported fee was probably stacked with add-ons. No it's not impossible. But I'd imagine PL...

Surely whatever we received for Moore would be relatively nominal though? No club is realistically paying anywhere near seven figures for a 32 year old mid-table ability GK who will be coming in as nothing more than a No.2.

How am I wrong? So by your logic even if a club had met Boddy's valuation then O'Hare or any of the club's key assets for that matter would still be here then? Make it make sense.

I'd imagine SISU will only extract significant funds if the club is in a cash positive position - as shown in 2019.

Timing and maximising value are pretty much two sides of the same coin. If SBB's comments are to be believed I assume a sale is needed in order to safeguard against cashflow issues and perhaps repay transfer instalments owed on certain players - I assume Gyokeres and Sheaf. Equally the club is...

Yeah the whole "squad numbers mean something" narrative is so outdated. By large they're pretty meaningless now.

I do wonder whether this is what the club is potentially hoping for. If any of their key players hits the ground running in the first few weeks of the season it'll make it far less of a challenge for their valuations to be met as presumably greater interest will be generated. That being said...