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Oumar niasse
- Thread starter saafend_seagull
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SeagullCrow
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- May 9, 2008
- 556
He's supposedly in London for a medical, according to SSN
"Another club was interested in me which was flattering, but once Crystal Palace made their move, I only wanted to sign for them. They are an established PL club and I'll be working with some players I've admired from afar. The passionate fans also made it a move I couldn't refuse".
AmexRuislip
Trainee Spy 🕵️♂️
afters
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let's hope so. this signing is up there with the best we could do!
TSB
Captain Hindsight
Did this fella actually sign for palace?
Juan Albion
Chicken Sniffer 3rd Class
fosters headband
Well-known member
Deal fell through on agents fees only, Palace not giving in to agents, you have to give them a plus mark there.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...n-Crystal-Palace-7m-deal-falls-agent-fee.html
mejonaNO12 aka riskit
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If you were the player and got that phone call from your agent
"So, did the move happen? Im really excited to play again"
"Sorry Oumar, it fell through"
"Oh no. Im gutted. What happened?"
"Yeah, funny story actually"
"So, did the move happen? Im really excited to play again"
"Sorry Oumar, it fell through"
"Oh no. Im gutted. What happened?"
"Yeah, funny story actually"
Blackadder
Brighton Bhuna Boy
I can never get my head around this. The agent is working on behalf of the player, so he should pay their fees.
If I sell my house, I don't expect the buyer to pay the estate agents fees.
fosters headband
Well-known member
I know stupid isn't it and if the player paid the agent fees, I could see a massive drop in their demands.
severnside gull
Well-known member
Fair play to Palace (something I never thought I'd be saying today)
It has to be done this way. The Buying club has to negotiate a separate deal with the Agent and pay the Agent independently. Otherwise the Agents Fee becomes taxable on the player because the Agents fee would then be paid ''by virtue of the services of the player'' hence taxable on the player.
There are about 200 or more cases going to Tribunal with HMRC on this issue where players didn't get their contracts drawn up correctly to avoid HMRC assessing the player and not the Agent. All very complex and a few are due in the courts in the coming months.
Players who don't take proper advice from tax lawyers are getting caught and that has made things a lot more complicated when doing transfer deals to ensure players don't get taxed on Agents fees
Perry Milkins
Just a quiet guy.
Should they be opening a bank account in the name of their pet dog? "Triffic"
LOL - That was a separate type of tax issue
Blackadder
Brighton Bhuna Boy
It's a shame that the player just can't pay the agent his fee, which is taxed at source, so that the agent receives his payment less tax, like the rest of the human race.
Assuming that a payment is not taxed twice, are you saying that that the player would being paying the tax and the Agent would receive his payment tax free?
As it stands, if a club does pay the agent's fees is that net of tax to the agent?
Just curious. I must confess I have no idea how these things work.
There are more than two ways. The agent could work for the selling club.
The selling club, player and agent are all known before any notion of a transfer, and percentages can be agreed etc. The tax would be fine right?
fosters headband
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So am I correct in thinking, that due to the agents greed, the player is unlikely to make Everton's 25, so he just doesn't play football now as the window has closed?