thebenjamin
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Cooking the books
General/Non-Spurs Transfers
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Cooking the books
spursfan77
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It did at the time.
spursfan77
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It‘s an accounting trick apparently. I posted about it in the ENIC thread last week.
Cornpattbuck
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The question is, have we got our fiver on the table for Messi?
razzmaster
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If the profit is £12m how is it cooking the books or getting around FFP?
If anything they will have to pay more in agents fees/signing on fees if the transfer fee is higher.
I'm sure you are probably right but I just don't see the benefit.
Marty
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From what I've read it's about asset values more than anything else, they can claim that Pjanic is a €60m asset whereas Arthur was not of the same value having been signed for significantly less. Barca also have to get money off the wage bill so I assume (though I don't know) that Pjanic will be on lower wages than Arthur was.
The way Barca are trying to balance/cook the books now is extremely complicated, especially as they're trying to do an estimated €100m deal for Lautaro Martinez as well. They cannot afford a deal like that and yet they're pressing so hard for it.
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Yiddo100
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There’s a whole thread which explains it all if you click
edson
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Good player for someone to snap up.
www.skysports.com
Angel Gomes set to leave Man Utd when contract expires
Gomes contract expires on Tuesday; Man Utd face Brighton at Amex, live on Sky Sports, on Tuesday; Kick-off 8.15pm
wirE
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Imo UEFA need to start looking into these transfers just to balance the books and avoid FFP.
agrdavidsfan
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Good player for someone to snap up.
Angel Gomes set to leave Man Utd when contract expires
Gomes contract expires on Tuesday; Man Utd face Brighton at Amex, live on Sky Sports, on Tuesday; Kick-off 8.15pm
Looks like he is off to join his mate at Dortmund.
that will be sancho,bellingham,Gomes will be the first thing Germany has done to help English football in a while haha.
rumours going around that a pep return to Barcelona is being lined up
Marty
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Yeah it will be very interesting to hear what the candidates for club President have to say when they kick off before next summer's election. If one of them says "I've agreed with Pep that he'll come back to us" that candidate will surely win by a landslide.
It would certainly make sense to try since Pep hasn't extended his deal at City yet.
thebenjamin
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Terrible time to take over Barcelona. Basically an entire team over 30 and Messi not far from the end.
edson
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Not sure how much longer Sancho will be there but I have always rated Angel Gomes.
For the first time in years England have some very talented players just need to find some good CBs that we are a bit short of.
gavspur
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If Dier keeps performing the way he is, I can see it being him and McGuire for quite a while.
Shadydan
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I don't think those two together would work, both slow and not agile - I suspect it will be Gomez and another.
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I don't see Dier as slow. He doesn't turn too quickly, but he isn't slow in a foot race.
Shadydan
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He's slow compared to Gomez - he may have quick top speed but he's slow off the mark.
edson
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Dier does look a lot fitter of late but I was thinking who are the CBS behind our main ones for England and what are our options?
edson
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Problem with Gomez is injuries but he is a good player.
