[Albion] Mohammed Kudus **Signed For West Ham 27/08**

[Gwylan]

Pair of private swallows?

African or European?

 

[West Upper Seagull]

Club don’t like release clauses and can see why as takes away our control over when and for how much a player leaves. The club have always been clear that is valuation is met and timing works then won’t stand in a players way and there are plenty of examples to show we have done exactly that.

I am fully aware of this - just sharing what is being reported on Twitter as the hold up

 

[West Upper Seagull]

It's as good a theory as any but sounds more like a guess.

Let's not make it an accepted FACTOID.

TalkSport reporting this as the reason too

 

[Papa Lazarou]

The guy that reported it, is facing a serious influx of Chelsea fans telling him it's Brighton's fault for the high Caicedo fee.

I've just dived it. More plastic on display than the Pacific garbage patch.

 

[macbeth]

accept the club don’t like release clauses but there’s lots of different ways to play it. could have one that becomes active after two seasons, for example. or a facilitation clause like mac allister had, whereby there was a base amount guaranteed but then further possibilities with add ons. we’re probably still talking to him about those, and thrashing out a solution that works for both is probably what’s taking the time

 

[Screaming J]

? I thought we agreed one for Mac when he renewed after the World Cup. Accepting that might be slightly different as otherwise he might have cleared off in January; but.......

 

[SeagullinExile]

? I thought we agreed one for Mac when he renewed after the World Cup. Accepting that might be slightly different as otherwise he might have cleared off in January; but.......

Mac signed his new contract BEFORE the WC!

 

[sparkie]

TalkSport reporting this as the reason too

Is their source Twitter guesswork ?

 

[lawros left foot]

It's as good a theory as any but sounds more like a guess.

Let's not make it an accepted FACTOID.

Too late, once it’s on Twitter it becomes a FACT.


Fact.

 

[sparkie]

Anyway, whether it is true or not, there is not any chance we'll sign him with a release clause unless it is set at silly money level. Otherwise they'll all want one and the entire club transfer strategy is vaporised by 1 deal. Lol.

 

[Screaming J]

Mac signed his new contract BEFORE the WC!

Sorry! I blame my old age for faulty memory

 

[SeagullinExile]

Sorry! I blame my old age for faulty memory

Hehe. I would imagine the release clause would of been a LOT higher if he signed a new contract as a WC winner!

 

[West Upper Seagull]

Is their source Twitter guesswork ?

OK I’ll shut up then, just sharing the info FFS

 

[Husty]

....and then the links to a move in January start immediately and go on week after week.
We need to get rid now. Clear the decks, cash in and move on. He is a very good player but is immature and easily influenced. In January, his dream move was Arsenal. Now, apparently, its Chelsea. Who next?
We don't need this constant uncertainty. He has only played one full season in the PL and who knows how his career will develop. Let someone else wear the shirt who doesn't appear to be playing under sufferance and sulk.

Small time mentality right here. If you can’t handle the ‘constant uncertainty’ then just log off NSC - he’s either here or he isn’t, no uncertainty. Same as it was in the old days.

What you really mean by this is you can’t handle social media speculation. That isn’t ever going to change whether we sell Caicedo or not - it’ll be Ferguson and Mitoma next - are you ready for it? Should we sell them now at a knock down price to spare your fragile heart?

 

[Hugo Rune]

accept the club don’t like release clauses but there’s lots of different ways to play it. could have one that becomes active after two seasons, for example. or a facilitation clause like mac allister had, whereby there was a base amount guaranteed but then further possibilities with add ons. we’re probably still talking to him about those, and thrashing out a solution that works for both is probably what’s taking the time

Good post.

Mac got one that seemed hugely complex and probably took many months to agree. I’m guessing that it was a clause of £35m but we had an option of add-ons (of which we negotiated £20m worth with the scousers). I think he is coming but it’ll take time to do this deal. With Manure, Chelsea and Arsenal sniffing about him, I have some sympathy with his position. Luckily for us, Barber & Bloom have us covered as usual.

 

[Bodian]

The guy that reported it, is facing a serious influx of Chelsea fans telling him it's Brighton's fault for the high Caicedo fee.

Not surprised that we rejected their £80 bid for Caicedo

 

[Triggaaar]

Good post.

Mac got one that seemed hugely complex and probably took many months to agree.

The difference with Mac was that he was going to have 1 year left on his contract. We agreed the deal because we weren't selling for less than we'd have got anyway. That's quite different to offering a clause to a new signing

 

[sparkie]

OK I’ll shut up then, just sharing the info FFS

It could be true. Equally, untrue things develop legendary undisputable truth if repeated enough. It's a good theory at least.

 

[The Fits]

Just offer him a release clause. Just make it at least two years into his contract. If we value Moises at 100+, tell him he can have one for 100. Absolute no loss selling any player for that amount of money.

 

[West Upper Seagull]

accept the club don’t like release clauses but there’s lots of different ways to play it. could have one that becomes active after two seasons, for example. or a facilitation clause like mac allister had, whereby there was a base amount guaranteed but then further possibilities with add ons. we’re probably still talking to him about those, and thrashing out a solution that works for both is probably what’s taking the time

Totally agree. I’ve read today that West Ham have exactly this type of clause with Paqueta where he has a release clause but that doesn’t become active until next summer. This sounds like a good compromise that gets the player to show a certain level of commitment to the club before they start thinking of moving on. If the player only wants to use us as a stepping stone and move on after 1 season I bet they wouldn’t be happy if we only offered them a 1 year contract !