DONE DEAL: Sissoko deal agreed Turkish report suggests
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We have tried to flog him to China, Marseille didn't want to pay his wages, nor did Lyon, nor did WBA and now our fingers are crossed that the Turks will cough up the wages he is after. It is unlikely, but then there are tax advantages for millionaires in Turkey if they employ people I believe, so it is possible a deal could be done.
He flew out by private jet and has had talks with Trabzonspur who are a Super Lig side based in the city of Trabzon. They have won 6 Super Lig titles and finished third last season.
It is the Turkish clubs golden anniversary, they were formed in 1967 and a marquee signing may be what they are seeking, even if it is only on loan. The French international and experienced Premier League player. He is seen as a famous star in Turkey write website Gunebakis who report a deal has been agreed.
He met with Trabzonspur President Muharrem Usta in Istanbul are reached agreement with him and his agent Özkan Doğan, who brokered a deal with Spurs for a one-year loan, over personal terms.
I believe Trabzonspur are paying a £5.36 million (€6m - AUS$8.89m - US$7.09m) loan fee. We refused to accept less as we have to pay Newcastle United an annual amount for every year he is on our books.
Naturally, we don't want to be out of pocket and this way his 'annual transfer fee' payment is covered. If we sell him next summer then we won't have to pay any more for him, the annual fee is only payable if he remains a Spurs player.
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These are the same people who "understand business"
And tell everyone else they're too thick to have an opinion.
Also, "And tell everyone else they're too thick to have an opinion." this is spot on. Which is a shame, because without his know it all tone (although I think he has a more balanced view than most, he certainly doesn't know it all - despite telling us all the coaching he has done) is really off-putting sometimes.
The press say a lot of things and although there may be some truth, I think you must be able to see what everyone else sees that there has to be more to it.
I don't know if you watch the US Office, there's a character that starts a lot of what he says with "wrong" before he then goes on to correct people - the reason that's funny is because he's such a twat for doing it - maybe respect other people thinking differently to you and this great site would be even better
Hmmm, I wonder?
No club has ever only signed players that worked out. Even clubs with unlimited budgets - thew fact Levy mainly gets it right working in a much harder market is pretty fucking incredible.
Look at the team we've built. WTF has to happen to our club before people start to trust and believe?
To quote Alex Ferguson "it's got Levys fingerprints all over it"
Another monumental nalls up from the guy that can do not wrong.
Where are the Enic police defending this one?
As pointed out above the ridiculous covering it up because of how the payments are made from these supposed "we understand business" brigade.
Where are you all on this 1????
Clearly there's a response. An answer would be extraordinarily difficult as the question(s) make no sense. It's tedious to itemise as each question is already very publicly answered already, or too fatuous even to consider. Let's see what we can do anyway :
"WHO SIGNED THIS CLOWN? ???"
Spurs signed the clown. Responsibility would ultimately be shared between DL & MP.
"Where are the Enic police defending this one?"
The Enic police are all abed ignoring this tirade, I suspect. Then I haven't been smoking so ...
"Where are you all on this 1????"
Where we all were publicly from the start. This is a trade that bears very little risk for Spurs. Ashley knew how expensive Sissoko's wages were and was forced into a corner late in the day. This has all been stated many times and publicly.
A lump sum then annual instalments for the length of his contract, but only if he remains a Spurs player. No chance of a flat out £30m which, as I say, has been reported to be wrong.
The buyer no longer has to give you the other 4 payments and keeps the money they sell the car for.
And we don't understand how business works?
Firstly the Evening Standard piece was written by Tom Collomosse who has a good relationship with THFC (even Harry Hotspur admits to that).
Yes of course NUFC will receive £30m for Sissoko but Collomosse understands the deal was compartmentalised into 5 annual payments of £6m.
So we have paid NUFC £6m for his first season.
Now if we were to sell him tomorrow for £24m then, as part of the agreement with his new club, that £24m will be paid to NUFC (I assume again in instalments) by them and not THFC.
Should we sell him for less than £24m then THFC will be responsible for paying the difference to NUFC.
Got it now?
As you have put it we still pay 30 million to newcastle which was my entire point to Clive, we don't get away without paying the full 30 million
I believe you're mistaken about any responsibility of a buying club to cover the shortfall from the £30Mil. Would you have a link to support that part? What I've seen doesn't include that. When I looked (many moons ago) the concensus of what I read supported Clive's stance which, specifically, indicated anything beyond the time we had him AND USED HIM for, was written off.
As I understand it, it was always a risk for NUFC. However, it took his wages off their books which was what they were desparate to do at the time. Anything more was a bonus.
However, I'm only going on research of what was available at the time, and we both know a lot of ordure gets written by a bunch of people who struggle for the first clue.
-Ade.
There were many unusual transfer arrangements last summer and this was another innovative one from Daniel Levy and one that made sense for Spurs.
Talk to the Evening Standard and discuss it with them.
It's a little like enemy combatants aiming for the war correspondent. Makes no sense to me.
COYS!!