Ousmane Dembélé

[Birdy]

Agreed if the release clause is set for something like 500m or 1 billion etc. which is very unlikely to be triggered, having this sort of "private clause" in the contract doesn't hurt much.

However in Dembele's case, it is stupid to have it because it evades the release clause (which seems to be a cumbersome process for clubs to go through) and makes it easier for the buying club to trigger it. In the end perhaps we will get a few millions more than 25m that we would have received if the release clause had been properly and formally triggered, but it still sucks in that it made PSG much easier to buy Dembele, because all it needed was sending a friggin' letter.

Yes,
and what is more i have never heard of any type of 'private clause' allowing a player to break a contract other than the release clause.

Sure there is a lot of BS coming from the club side today and yesterday.
They surely have fucked up big time with his contract.
Waiting to find out what exactly they signed last summer

 

[JamDav1982]

Last season he was injured ONCE AGAIN during the most important part of the season. We won La Liga basically without him. Additionally, during his time here he had ONE good half of the season and that was during the spring of 2022. Everything except that was horrible. Furthermore if we hadn't renewed him he would have never ended in PSG because in that time actually no one wanted him. Xavi brought him from dead. When you consider his salary and the amount we'll get for now it's probably still a loss for us.

It isnt a loss and it was correct decision from Xavi.

 

[Luftstalag14]

It is no easier or harder for PSG. They could easily have lodged the amount with the league.

If PSG had to pay release clause to league they would have.

So in your opinion why did PSG choose to send the letter, instead of triggering the release clause formally?

 

[JamDav1982]

Messi had a contract that said he could break it any year by a given date and his release clause was not zero.

 

[delancey]

why is it advantageous that this deal does not go through La Liga?

Why would Barca benefit?
Why would Dembele benefit?
Why would PSG benefit?

opposed to PSG just activating the release clause, Dembele gets his share, Barcelona gets its share, and PSG get Dembele.

why? 😆👀

 

[JamDav1982]

So in your opinion why did PSG choose to send the letter, instead of triggering the release clause formally?

Because they have nothing to lose and if they/Barca can find better terms through negotiation at all it may be to their advantage.

Once they let Barca know they are paying the 50m within a few days their can be back and forth.

Why do you think they would trigger the clause with La Liga?

 

[Birdy]

@barcacentre
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Barcelona have officially authorized Ousmane Dembélé to agree with PSG. Barça had until today to give their authorization. After this period, Dembélé had a clause allowing him to terminate his contract to go on a free.
@Santi_J_FM

LOL
WHO The fuck signed THIS on behalf of BARCA?????

 

[Barcaman]

We're subject of ridicule. Losing one of our best players for discount price.

Should have resolved his contract situation. What did they expect?

 

[FCMessi]

Didn't OD force this low ass release clause on Barca a year ago ?

Seems both parties simply kicked the can (money dispute) down the road hoping Barca's finance would improve significantly by now.

 

[Givenchy]

Laporta will end up just as bad as Barto. Ferran at 60mil was the first red flag.

 

[Porque]

Agreed if the release clause is set for something like 500m or 1 billion etc. which is very unlikely to be triggered, having this sort of "private clause" in the contract doesn't hurt much.

However in Dembele's case, it is stupid to have it because it evades the formal process of the release clause (which seems to be a cumbersome process for clubs to go through) and makes it easier for the buying club to trigger it "informally". In the end perhaps we will get a few millions more than 25m than we would have received if the release clause had been properly and formally triggered, but it still sucks in that it made PSG much easier to buy Dembele, because all it needed was sending a friggin' letter.

I get you.

Only way this makes sense to me is if Dembele triggers the clause than he takes 50% of the fee, while if Barcelona negotiates a sale that they take 100%.

Since both different examples establish the intent.

But if Dembele still takes 50% then it doesn't make sense.

 

[Birdy]

Because they have nothing to lose and if they/Barca can find better terms through negotiation at all it may be to their advantage.

Once they let Barca know they are paying the 50m within a few days their can be back and forth.
Why do you think they would trigger the clause with La Liga?

Once again you talk out of your ass without knowing facts, and without making any sense.
No club has any guarantee of better terms other than the release clause, unless there is a clear stipulation in the contract

There are things you don't know (and no one here knows) that Barca included on his contract that give huge leverage to any buying club obviously.
That's the only explanation, and the recent leak confirms that

 

[JamDav1982]

We're subject of ridicule. Losing one of our best players for discount price.

Should have resolved his contract situation. What did they expect?

Agreed.

That was the boards fuck up.

In 2021 they fed Dembele full of shit about him being best in world in his position etc.. then asked him to sign on reduced terms due to financial situation.. once agreed they then starting mouthing off about how much had to spend and signed Torres for 60m... So Dembele/agent went back on agreed deal.

Then also last summer they spent more money on a RW and didnt pay what would have taken for longer contract.

Club handled it terribly and this is what they then get.

 

[JamDav1982]

Once again you talk out of your ass without knowing facts, and without making any sense.
No club has any guarantee of better terms other than the release clause, unless there is a clear stipulation in the contract

There are things you don't know (and no one here knows) that Barca included on his contract that give huge leverage to any buying club obviously.
That's the only explanation, and the recent leak confirms that

You are cluless as usual.

Wanted Dembele gone for free and were mouthing off about PSG 'missing deadline' yesterday when told was not the case.

Usual clueless Birdy.

 

[Luftstalag14]

Because they have nothing to lose and if they/Barca can find better terms through negotiation at all it may be to their advantage.

Once they let Barca know they are paying the 50m within a few days their can be back and forth.

Why do you think they would trigger the clause with La Liga?

So you are saying this "private clause" in Dembele's contract gives PSG two options, either buying him for the 50m which is set by the release clause, or for a different price Barça and PSG agree upon? If so, then this clause is giving PSG more power, because they could say, no, we don't want to buy him for 50m, we want to buy him for 40m instead. And Barça had to agree. It is dumbfounding.

Which would be the ONLY reason why PSG decided not to trigger the release clause.