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[Brighton] Levi Colwill *Signed on Season-Long Loan 05/08/2022*
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Jimmy Grimble
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I do wonder how likely it is that Chelsea enforce their buy-back options.
I think we’ll find out by the end of next season if Livramento or Guehi (not 100% sure if his is a buy-back) have outstanding seasons.
I think we’ll find out by the end of next season if Livramento or Guehi (not 100% sure if his is a buy-back) have outstanding seasons.
Regardless of left or right sided, this must spell the end for two of Duffy, Clarke and Van Hecke.
Must admit, probably in a minority, but defensively I haven’t been that impressed with Van Hecke, over commits and positionally not the best. Clarke on the other hand has looked okay, slow though. With Burnley going, probably the only time to play Duffy is against Mitrovic.
Must admit, probably in a minority, but defensively I haven’t been that impressed with Van Hecke, over commits and positionally not the best. Clarke on the other hand has looked okay, slow though. With Burnley going, probably the only time to play Duffy is against Mitrovic.
This may not be how things pan out, but if the buyback is £45m, and in a few years Chelsea trigger it, the cash profit on the total Cucurella + Colwill deal is £62.5m:
Cucurella cost: £15m
Colwill cost: £20m
TOTAL: £35m
Cucurella proceeds: £52.5m
Colwill proceeds: £45m
TOTAL: £97.5m
Net of the two = £62.5m
[The accounting profit will be greater, as the cost of the two players will have been reduced by amortisation]
Cucurella cost: £15m
Colwill cost: £20m
TOTAL: £35m
Cucurella proceeds: £52.5m
Colwill proceeds: £45m
TOTAL: £97.5m
Net of the two = £62.5m
[The accounting profit will be greater, as the cost of the two players will have been reduced by amortisation]
Whitechapel
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There’s very little chance it’ll be that low, surely?
It does. Can't see the club agreeing such a deal.
A bit of a dissapointing deal if the buy back is that low, although we clearly need a left sided defender now Cucu has left the building. Plus, it seems like there's quite fierce competition for left backs in the market presently so we'll definately take it, and if he's a success it's another tidy profit I suppose.
I see it's rumoured that the buy back wouldn't become actionable until 2025 so we'd be guaranteed at least 2 full seasons. Still think these sort of deals stink a bit though.
I see it's rumoured that the buy back wouldn't become actionable until 2025 so we'd be guaranteed at least 2 full seasons. Still think these sort of deals stink a bit though.
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gazingdown
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- Feb 26, 2011
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It can/will be whatever the two parties agree to. There’s no “law” as to what conditions/add-ons/buyback/etc. are put in the deal.
I would suspect (if this does happen and there is a buyback - not convinced that we should tho) that it will be a 4yr contract, buy back expires after 1 or 2 yrs.
Bold Seagull
strong and stable with me, or...
The trouble with this side of the deal, Colwill may well be holding the cards. He is under contract to Chelsea, they can't actually force him to sign for Brighton. Loan / Buy back maybe all down to Colwill's demands rather than either club because Chelsea are keen to get the Cucu deal done, and Brighton are keen to have a replacement in straight away, but Colwill might not be so keen to move.
Greg Bobkin
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- May 22, 2012
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Ah well, no Colwill deal, no Cucu sale
The club have already shown they aren't to be messed with or taken for a ride (apparently), so probably best Chelsea don't bother playing games.
He’ll be sprinting down the M23 as we speak.
I think we hold quite a few of the cards - Chelsea want Cucurella, but we'll only do the deal if we get Colwill for a decent fee. No doubt Chelsea will be pretty keen to facilitate that part of the deal....
Bold Seagull
strong and stable with me, or...
Ah well, no Colwill deal, no Cucu sale
Joking aside, it's an interesting dynamic though; one club upset that their player handed in a transfer request, the other club trying to lever their contracted player out of their club possibly against their wishes...
Nobby Cybergoat
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- Jul 19, 2021
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Buy back options as a concept should absolutely be banned.
They are anti-competitive and don't sufficiently take into account the wishes of the player
They are anti-competitive and don't sufficiently take into account the wishes of the player
Nobby Cybergoat
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- Jul 19, 2021
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So yes ok, we're buying Colwill, who's about 4 years younger than Clarke and 2 younger than Van Hecke. He's got loads less league experience. And we're totally sure he's going to leap frog over them in the pecking order?
They would surely be within their rights to feel, that they've done their dues going through the academy process, out on loans, achieved recognition, done the hard yards, they should probably be getting a go ahead of some Chelsea lad who's not properly contracted to us anyway.
And I know **** happens in football, but what about the next youngster we want to send up to some northern ****hole with the promise of first team consideration the following season. They would also be within their rights not to agree to do those hard yards