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From THE TIMES sometime back.. Thanks to QPR report who found it
¤ A club contacts a rival club or agent about a player and word leaks.
¤ A club desperate to sell a player tries to create public interest or an auction, or force the hand of another club to complete a deal.
¤ A club may show interest in a player, even though he is not one of their favoured choices for the position. Clubs are unwilling to talk openly about transfers, and often will not provide information to set the story in context.
¤ An agent tries to move his player or broker a deal for an overseas player. The agent offers the player to a club, who may show strong interest and word comes out. But a club may show some interest to stay in the loop or because they are not sure about their transfer requirements as they may depend on other deals. Word leaks, but they may have little intention of pursuing the interest.
¤ An agent may publicise the interest of a club in his player to force another party to complete a deal.
Why are some transfer fees undisclosed?
Some clubs don’t want rivals to know how much they are spending because it provides an insight into their transfer kitty and could affect the fees that they are quoted in future deals.
Other clubs announce the fee to prevent fans complaining about a lack of spending or because they are required to do so by Stock Exchange rules, if they are a listed company.
Things can become more complicated when the transfer fee rises depending on the number of the player’s appearances or success. The selling club will often want to announce the higher fee, in contrast to the buyer’s wishes, to justify to their fans why they sold the player, although there are exceptions. The seller may not want their rivals to know how much money they received because it can inflate quotations in future deals. Or on occasions, both clubs announce the higher fee to send respective messages to their fans.
A club sell a player for £10 million. Why aren’t they spending the same amount?
Sometimes the full transfer fee is paid immediately. But in many cases, only half is paid up front with the balance paid over a couple of seasons or even the length of the player’s contract. The size of a club’s transfer kitty will depend on how much they owe or are owed from transfers in previous seasons. Smaller clubs use profits from transfers to bridge the gap between income and wages and running costs.
From THE TIMES sometime back.. Thanks to QPR report who found it
¤ A club contacts a rival club or agent about a player and word leaks.
¤ A club desperate to sell a player tries to create public interest or an auction, or force the hand of another club to complete a deal.
¤ A club may show interest in a player, even though he is not one of their favoured choices for the position. Clubs are unwilling to talk openly about transfers, and often will not provide information to set the story in context.
¤ An agent tries to move his player or broker a deal for an overseas player. The agent offers the player to a club, who may show strong interest and word comes out. But a club may show some interest to stay in the loop or because they are not sure about their transfer requirements as they may depend on other deals. Word leaks, but they may have little intention of pursuing the interest.
¤ An agent may publicise the interest of a club in his player to force another party to complete a deal.
Why are some transfer fees undisclosed?
Some clubs don’t want rivals to know how much they are spending because it provides an insight into their transfer kitty and could affect the fees that they are quoted in future deals.
Other clubs announce the fee to prevent fans complaining about a lack of spending or because they are required to do so by Stock Exchange rules, if they are a listed company.
Things can become more complicated when the transfer fee rises depending on the number of the player’s appearances or success. The selling club will often want to announce the higher fee, in contrast to the buyer’s wishes, to justify to their fans why they sold the player, although there are exceptions. The seller may not want their rivals to know how much money they received because it can inflate quotations in future deals. Or on occasions, both clubs announce the higher fee to send respective messages to their fans.
A club sell a player for £10 million. Why aren’t they spending the same amount?
Sometimes the full transfer fee is paid immediately. But in many cases, only half is paid up front with the balance paid over a couple of seasons or even the length of the player’s contract. The size of a club’s transfer kitty will depend on how much they owe or are owed from transfers in previous seasons. Smaller clubs use profits from transfers to bridge the gap between income and wages and running costs.