[Albion] Valentín Barco **Signed 20/01/24**

[Brian Fantana]

Probably just timing/availability of people to line everything up. Deal appears to be done, even Fab says so…….sure it’ll be on here within minutes of being announced

Agreed.

I reckon an announcement today. Helps to nicely fill the weekend off with some news to keep everyone happy.

 

[lawros left foot]

I did read somewhere, the reason that Boca wanted the buyout clause is because the player pays it, and therefore, Boca don’t have to pay various taxes, fees, and donate to various ex player benevolent funds that they would incur if it was a transfer fee.

I can’t find the article again, it was from an Argentine source, and Google translation.

I’m pretty sure it said , Boca would lose 35% of the transfer fee, if the buyout clause wasn’t triggered.

 

[dejavuatbtn]

Looks like he needs to cheer up a bit and get a decent haircut!

 

[drew]

Nailed it as usual Harry

When did Everton or Villa last win a Trophy? Ok West Ham won the Euro-mickey Mouse cup but does that count?
Quite happy with thw way the club conducts its business

I'd have taken the Euro mickey mouse cup and it would definitely count.

 

[dazzer6666]

I did read somewhere, the reason that Boca wanted the buyout clause is because the player pays it, and therefore, Boca don’t have to pay various taxes, fees, and donate to various ex player benevolent funds that they would incur if it was a transfer fee.

I can’t find the article again, it was from an Argentine source, and Google translation.

I’m pretty sure it said , Boca would lose 35% of the transfer fee, if the buyout clause wasn’t triggered.

That’s my understanding - he triggers and pays the release clause, not us……

 

[Psychobilly freakout]

Looks like he needs to cheer up a bit and get a decent haircut!

Morning grandad, at least he can get a haircut.

 

[peterward]

That’s my understanding - he triggers and pays the release clause, not us……

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Ultimately shirley we must pay it even if on paper Barco triggers it?

I doubt young Colo yet has 10m$ and according to Romano, we already sent the money and Boca have it?

Not that it really matters, but Boca have 10m and we are 10m lighter.

 

[Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo]

That’s my understanding - he triggers and pays the release clause, not us……

We will have paid the money to Barco for him to then pay the release clause. This is so Boca can avoid various taxes etc as previously mentioned.

I believe in Spain it’s the other way around. A club pays the money directly to the league or to the other club to enable the player to trigger the release clause, if it came via a player the money would be then subject to capital gains tax.

 

[Whitechapel]

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Ultimately shirley we must pay it even if on paper Barco triggers it?

I doubt young Colo yet has 10m$ and according to Romano, we already sent the money and Boca have it?

Not that it really matters, but Boca have 10m and we are 10m lighter.

We pay it via Barco.

A buy-out clause is so the player can buy himself out of the contact.

 

[chaileyjem]

More confirmation that the deal is done but the first confirmation i've seen so far that Barco (perhaps no surprise- but you never know) is going straight into the first team squad.

 

[The Fits]

More confirmation that the deal is done but the first confirmation i've seen so far that Barco (perhaps no surprise- but you never know) is going straight into the first team squad.

Let's have his captain too

 

[Questions]

Can’t enlarge it… (the pic)

Mine is enlarged !!!!!!!

 

[Questions]

Thanks for the update.

How's Starmer been doing in his first month of being PM?

He’s resigned over the goat stories that circulated

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

He’s resigned over the goat stories that circulated

Ronaldo or Messi?

 

[ConfusedGloryHunter]

Ronaldo or Messi?

Groß

 

[ConfusedGloryHunter]

Apart from Harland.....I can't think of anyone costing loads that has hit the ground running. Nunez is selfish and wasteful. Everyone has to bed in. Just a matter of how good they can be with the right coaching. We seem to recruit well.

The idea that any ambitious club should be like West Ham and Everton, and just buy in top talent who slot in on day one, and they go on and win trophies, is an idea that lacks only one thing. Any evidence that this is something that happens. Even ManUre spend like Viv Nicholson, win f*** all, and then have the embarrassing experience of their players being booed by their own supporters.

Expensive signings buys more sense of entitlement than it buys achievement.

On the other hand it has certainly worked well at Chelsea in recent years. At least I have enjoyed it anyway.

 

[Hugo Rune]

More confirmation that the deal is done but the first confirmation i've seen so far that Barco (perhaps no surprise- but you never know) is going straight into the first team squad.

From the final of the Copa Libertadores to our U21s is a little too fantastical one believes, even for this forum!

 

[GT49er]

That’s my understanding - he triggers and pays the release clause, not us……

The player pays the $10M? Where does he get the money from?






Oh ...............from the Albion, I guess.

 

[chaileyjem]

From the final of the Copa Libertadores to our U21s is a little too fantastical one believes, even for this forum!

it seemed unlikely for those reasons and also because of Albion injuries /squad depth etc - but then Albion aren't averse to loaning out players like this. Buonanotte was close to being loaned to Leeds last summer if reports are to be believed.

 

[Psychobilly freakout]

Buonanotte was close to being loaned to Leeds last summer if reports are to be believed.

Oh, good lord baby Jebus, can you imagine the hoo-ha surrounding that when he came back to us....