The Daily ITK Discussion Thread - 29 January 2011

[Clamour_Kid]

Surely if we bid £26m his buy out and tax is 18% the deal comes £30.68m?

Yes and we can afford that.

 

[mickyid]

Yes and we can afford that.

Hence I don't believe the story, would we lose out on deal because of just that?

 

[Clamour_Kid]

he may be toilet but still shits on all of our strikers

He took Seville's third goal very well the other night I have to say.

 

[Matrix]

Wheres the ITK from Mystery?

 

[Clamour_Kid]

Hence I don't believe the story, would we lose out on deal because of just that?

Of course.

A) if we weren't prepared to pay for him we wouldn't bid

And

B) no club puts in their highest bid first.

It was probably a case of "let's try without the taxes first".

 

[Darrkespur]

What exactly is this tax issue anyway? Why do we have to pay taxes ontop of our fee for Llorente but not for any other player? Surely that cost is included in the price.

 

[maglajz]

sid lowe's article explaining the release clause mechanic
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/sid_lowe/01/29/atletico.buyouts/index.html

 

[Clamour_Kid]

What exactly is this tax issue anyway? Why do we have to pay taxes ontop of our fee for Llorente but not for any other player? Surely that cost is included in the price.

Not when Harry is concerned!

 

[bubble07]

someone posted an article from Sid Lowe about it. Good read and theres A LOT of hidden extras when buying Spanish players

 

[Boots22]

Come on Levy pull this off for us...we need a lift after that shambles today

 

[tobi]

Surely if we bid £26m his buy out and tax is 18% the deal comes £30.68m?

If that's the case then I'd expect another bid from us tomorrow then.

I'd imagine that Bilbao did this on purpose to scare of potential suitors.

 

[arail11]

Someone explain this taxes stuff to me please.

Give this a read fella... one of Sid Lowe's columns: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/20...atletico.buyouts/index.html?eref=twitter_feed

 

[ChrisW81]

Peanut has just said this in regards to the Llorente bid

Main reason is he's not interested in playing for us!

 

[Gbspurs]

That tax law is crazy. Everything is against us it would seem.

 

[Clamour_Kid]

sid lowe's article explaining the release clause mechanic
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/sid_lowe/01/29/atletico.buyouts/index.html

Right, so 18% it is then which can be claimed back from HMRC right? Or am I missing something?

 

[Misfit]

Peanut has just said this in regards to the Llorente bid

Main reason is he's not interested in playing for us!

Furry muff.

 

[Clamour_Kid]

Peanut has just said this in regards to the Llorente bid

Main reason is he's not interested in playing for us!

:rofl:

Oh dear! It gets better and better for us. What an embarrassment.

 

[Darrkespur]

sid lowe's article explaining the release clause mechanic
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/sid_lowe/01/29/atletico.buyouts/index.html

Fascinating, if a little bizarre. So if they want to sell him, we have to give Atletico the clause value. But if we want him and they don't want to sell, we have to pay the clause +18%, but they STILL don't have to sell if they don't want to. And if we still want him, we have to pay the clause +44% (!) to Llorente directly so he can buy out his contract. But actually that's irrelevant too as we're not a Spanish club so basically Bilbao can do whatever the hell they want.

I'm beginning to despair of all of this.

 

[jimtheyid]

Haha.

Brilliant. Move on now.

 

[stokesy]

Peanut has just said this in regards to the Llorente bid

Main reason is he's not interested in playing for us!

Anybody surprised by this? I'm not.