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Thought he was unhappy in Saudi, odd.
Agree. Really odd one. It does say it fell through tho tbf. Not really sure what happens to him now. Looks like a lot of players trying to jump shipThought he was unhappy in Saudi, odd.
Turns out money doesn’t buy you happiness after allAgree. Really odd one. It does say it fell through tho tbf. Not really sure what happens to him now. Looks like a lot of players trying to jump ship
Honestly I’m finding a lot of joy in seeing it happen.Turns out money doesn’t buy you happiness after all
Agree, if there was a choice I think that's why he opted for Werner, that and the fact we can get him on a 6 month loan to cover us until next summer whereas there would be a fee for Jota and I'm guessing we don't have money for a perm deal for Jota on top of Dragusin this month?Will be very interesting to see how he does if he does join West Ham.
Ange should be the best judge given he managed him and he chose to go for Werner over him in the end (although that could be because he wanted cover at both LW and ST).
Jota hates it so much he's willing to get changed for training in a caravan just to escapeHonestly I’m finding a lot of joy in seeing it happen.
“Tax issues.” There are no issues, he just doesn’t want to have to pay tax on what he’s earned in Saudi.
Those aren’t tax issues, they’re greed issues.
We have done that with Werner?We need another LW option, especially if Solomon is crocked still, really don't see why we aren't exploring this tbh.
we need someone that can dribble past opponent full-backs and put the ball into the box, apart from Solomon I don't think anyone in our squad can do it effectivelyWe have done that with Werner?
When Son is back he or Richy will move to the left. Johnson and Gil, while not tailor made for a starting role as LW, can play there too.
And Solomon is not out for the season.
While I think it makes sense to add someone who really fits the system in the summer I don't think its an urgency now.
Go is going to Brighton and Solomon has set backs. I don’t think it’s enough options personally, think we need one more.We have done that with Werner?
When Son is back he or Richy will move to the left. Johnson and Gil, while not tailor made for a starting role as LW, can play there too.
And Solomon is not out for the season.
While I think it makes sense to add someone who really fits the system in the summer I don't think its an urgency now.
If it’s not owed to the Saudi’s (and I do seem to recall they needed to stay for two years to enjoy the tax benefit), it’s to do with residency. UK taxes its residents (not citizens) on worldwide income. An early return could affect his resident status or require him to file a UK return and make his Saudi income taxable in the UK.Guess it's something to do with his previous stint in the UK and perhaps trying to "re-use" that visa (not sure if that's a thing?) but on the face of it, it's not really clear to me why a Portuguese citizen who had been "working" in Saudi Arabia would owe tax to the UK in respect of that "work".
EDIT: Or maybe it's that he'd owe a load of tax to the Saudis?