Virgil van Dijk - move back on? (Not presently)

[saafend_seagull]

Maybe a silly question - but how do transfer fees get translated into the club accounts, e.g. in terms of FFP and profit/loss? If we paid (say) £2.5m for Ulloa, on a 4.5 year contract does he now count as an 'asset' on the books? And if so, valued at what? And when he scores 30+ goals in the coming year and still has 3.5 years on his contract - and we are getting , and rejecting, offers of £8million...did we just make a nice big profit (in FFP terms)? Interesting business this football.

held at cost

not fair value

 

[blockhseagull]

Well every other sauce has it as approx £2m so what's so believable about one Spanish report

 

[KZNSeagull]

Exciting.

For what it's worth, I am going for FearHill Fun Dake. Dake as in cake. The H of Hill is pronounced as if you were clearing your throat ready to gob at someone. At least that is what it would be in Afrikaans, which is not Dutch. Hope that helps.

 

[Ninja Elephant]

Re: Bizarre Transfer Speculation - Virgil van Dijk

Well every other sauce has it as approx £2m so what's so believable about one Spanish report

Spanish reports? Almeria sold him and reported the fee...

 

[driller]

Maybe a silly question - but how do transfer fees get translated into the club accounts, e.g. in terms of FFP and profit/loss? If we paid (say) £2.5m for Ulloa, on a 4.5 year contract does he now count as an 'asset' on the books? And if so, valued at what? And when he scores 30+ goals in the coming year and still has 3.5 years on his contract - and we are getting , and rejecting, offers of £8million...did we just make a nice big profit (in FFP terms)? Interesting business this football.

Put cms down as depreciation?

 

[GingerBeerMan]

Maybe a silly question - but how do transfer fees get translated into the club accounts, e.g. in terms of FFP and profit/loss? If we paid (say) £2.5m for Ulloa, on a 4.5 year contract does he now count as an 'asset' on the books? And if so, valued at what? And when he scores 30+ goals in the coming year and still has 3.5 years on his contract - and we are getting , and rejecting, offers of £8million...did we just make a nice big profit (in FFP terms)? Interesting business this football.

It's spread over the period of their contract, if Ulloa cost 2m and signed for 4 years we'd take 500k off the account per year.

 

[blockhseagull]

Spanish reports? Almeria sold him and reported the fee...

Where ?

 

[Wondergull]

Maybe a silly question - but how do transfer fees get translated into the club accounts, e.g. in terms of FFP and profit/loss? If we paid (say) £2.5m for Ulloa, on a 4.5 year contract does he now count as an 'asset' on the books? And if so, valued at what? And when he scores 30+ goals in the coming year and still has 3.5 years on his contract - and we are getting , and rejecting, offers of £8million...did we just make a nice big profit (in FFP terms)? Interesting business this football.

Interesting question - i did my dissertation at University on the subject over 10 years. Things are a bit vague now but i remember discussing intangible assets and brands etc

 

[DanielT]

Exciting.

For what it's worth, I am going for FearHill Fun Dake. Dake as in cake. The H of Hill is pronounced as if you were clearing your throat ready to gob at someone. At least that is what it would be in Afrikaans, which is not Dutch. Hope that helps.

'Water side' was my fave expression to translate into afrikaans

 

[Lethargic]

Bizarre Transfer Speculation - Virgil van Dijk

What ? was it was water flavoured with mustard powder ?

Oh no much better than just powder plus bacon, shallots, Creme fresh wonderful.

 

[Seagull on the wing]

Shows how times are changing, it wasn't too long ago we had tiny Cox - these days we could well have a giant Dijk

I love comedians......who is your script writer....wonderful comments

 

[Conkers]

held at cost

not fair value

Imagine if it were fair value, Barca's balance sheet would look PRETTY tasty.

 

[Willy Dangle]

Re: Bizarre Transfer Speculation - Virgil van Dijk

I'm not reading all this bollocks, has it got any legs? Yes or no.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

I'm not reading all this bollocks, has it got any legs? Yes or no.

Yes two of them, quite long apparently but worth quarter of a million each.

 

[Kazenga <3]

Having beaten Newcastle twice in 2 seasons I almost feel aggrieved that somebody would go there over us

 

[saafend_seagull]

Imagine if it were fair value, Barca's balance sheet would look PRETTY tasty.

Palarse would have one of the biggest asset values seeing as zaha is worth about 93 million

 

[SeagullSongs]

Palarse would have one of the biggest asset values seeing as zaha is worth about 93 million

So if they 'value' him at £20m, and they sell him for half that. What happens to that £10m difference on their balance sheets? POOF! Gone?

 

[dingodan]

So if they 'value' him at £20m, and they sell him for half that. What happens to that £10m difference on their balance sheets? POOF! Gone?

No need for name calling.

 

[BUTTERBALL]

Bizarre Transfer Speculation - Virgil van Dijk

The question is will we return with a second bid for this player?

 

[dingodan]

The question is will we return with a second bid for this player?

That is the question.

But if the asking price of £5M is to be believed then I think we are out of luck on this one.