JamDav1982
Senior Member
Ya, at the time Liverpool board said “contracts don’t mean a lot”.
The truth on that was that Liverpool made a big mistake because the £40M release clause was too little in their opinion. So they refused to comply by it.
And it was all over the press, even here, when it was revealed in March 2014 that during summer 2013: 1/ there was a release clause, 2/ It was only £40M
I know press made plenty of it but surprised Arsenal or other clubs never challenged it.
Why should other teams stand by release clauses if its that easy to refuse?