Yeah, I could see us doing that if we were worried the player might run down his contract and leave for peanuts :wink:
It would have to be a player with morals who had appreciation for the work done for him by the club rather than one who went down the “downing tools” route once a big team...
Have you seen him play? EXACTLY what we have missed so much this season imo. He may have of course got a season ending injury in the first game!
We may not have got him but I got the impression it was close until we blocked the sell on clause :shrug:
Watching Kudus this season it occurs to me we might have shot ourselves in the foot by refusing to agree to a release clause. He looks exactly what we have been missing.
I have no idea how these work but assumably you pay 30 million for example and then agree that if someone comes in with a pre...