Tottenham offer contract to €25m-rated Lutsharel Geertruida

[mawspurs]

Tottenham have offered a contract to Feyenoord right-back Lutsharel Geertruida, who is also on the radar of Liverpool, Bayer Leverkusen and Inter Milan this summer.

Source: Caught Offisde

 

[taidgh]

Surely you can't offer a contract until you've actually paid the transfer fee. Come to terms with the player, possibly, but you can't offer a contract to a player who isn't free to sign one.

 

[allatsea]

Surely you can't offer a contract until you've actually paid the transfer fee. Come to terms with the player, possibly, but you can't offer a contract to a player who isn't free to sign one.

Seems very unlikely to be true unless a fee has already been agreed with his club and a contract agreed with the player/agent.

 

[Japhet]

Surely you can't offer a contract until you've actually paid the transfer fee. Come to terms with the player, possibly, but you can't offer a contract to a player who isn't free to sign one.

I'd have thought the opposite. You have to offer a pretty airtight package when agreeing terms otherwise an unscrupulous chairman (cough) might change the terms once the fee is paid.

 

[TPdYID]

Surely you can't offer a contract until you've actually paid the transfer fee. Come to terms with the player, possibly, but you can't offer a contract to a player who isn't free to sign one.

I would imagine it'll be an unofficial contract, presented by intermediaries who work on behalf (not for) of the club in an unofficial capacity.

 

[Johnny J]

Surely you can't offer a contract until you've actually paid the transfer fee. Come to terms with the player, possibly, but you can't offer a contract to a player who isn't free to sign one.

It's badly worded but essentially they're saying we've set out our terms for him if the transfer were to happen.