You pay a new player from the date they sign for you . I’ve never heard of a club being asked to backdate a payment when they have been playing for a different club and wasn’t our player at that time . Sounds ridiculous and I find it hard to believe unless Barcelona are playing silly buggers ...
A club can sign a player and register them and decide to officially announce it several hours later . I don’t think there’s any pressure on when the club chooses to announce a signing .
I don’t look down on anybody . There’s certain areas I’m not a fan of to live in but I don’t look down on any individuals . I’m not rich but I admire people that have done well and I don’t subscribe to the socialist worker lefty culture of blaming everyone else for your problems. Sorry if that...
Before his knee injury that required 4 operations he was probably one of the top 4 or 5 strikers in Europe .
Even at a £10-12 M outlay for a years loan , if we can keep him injury free , he could make a huge difference.