Release clauses

[ecossebear]

Everyone seems to be concerned we are going to lose all our best players for nothing next summer if we don’t sell them this summer. Would they be more likely to sign on again if we agreed to put in a release clause of a certain value? The likes of Kent and Aribo, new 3 year contracts with a clause that says we will let them go if we get an offer of £10m?

 

[MYR_93]

Business suicide to put low value release clauses on top assets.

 

[Mickey Donovan]

Business suicide to put low value release clauses on top assets.

We may not have any other choice if they're heading into the last year of their contract and ready to leave like Goldson has.

 

[Davie Weir]

Rather a gentleman's agreement than an actual release clause although I think these players know that if any decent offer comes in they’ll have to consider their future

 

[ecossebear]

We may not have any other choice if they're heading into the last year of their contract and ready to leave like Goldson has.

That’s my view. We won’t get huge fees for those players as they only have a year left on there contract. And they may not want to be tied in for a long term contract if they get the opportunity to go to a big team. So you insert a clause worth what they could be expected to fetch this summer. I don’t really see how we lose as we may be more likely to get them to sign. If they don’t sign new contracts they’ll either go for a lower value this summer or for free next.

 

[MYR_93]

We may not have any other choice if they're heading into the last year of their contract and ready to leave like Goldson has.

Then we sell them and replace them, that’s how football works

 

[Henry Hill]

Rather a gentleman's agreement than an actual release clause although I think these players know that if any decent offer comes in they’ll have to consider their future

That gentleman’s agreement worked out well for Harry Kane

 

[Mickey Donovan]

Then we sell them and replace them, that’s how football works

And we'll have to accept reduced fees if they're in the last year of their contract so it doesn't change much. At least a release clause guarantees they won't leave for nothing.

 

[Davie Weir]

That gentleman’s agreement worked out well for Harry Kane

It benefited spurs though and that’s who we’d be in the situation

I’m not sure release clauses are worth the risk as an agent/player will always want them low so they have more options whilst the club needs to watch as their value can easily increase. I’m not sure it would do much with our players as they know already that we’re not turning down big bids for the majority of our players.

 

[Coatbridge Chancellor]

Everyone seems to be concerned we are going to lose all our best players for nothing next summer if we don’t sell them this summer. Would they be more likely to sign on again if we agreed to put in a release clause of a certain value? The likes of Kent and Aribo, new 3 year contracts with a clause that says we will let them go if we get an offer of £10m?

Been rumoured Aribo has one already at £10m.

 

[Valley Bluenose]

Been rumoured Aribo has one already at £10m.

That’s one that’s kicked around for a while. No idea if it’s true. Release clauses aren’t something that’s particularly common, historically at least, in UK football.

Hopefully its false, as I believe him to be worth more.

 

[Coatbridge Chancellor]

That’s one that’s kicked around for a while. No idea if it’s true. Release clauses aren’t something that’s particularly common, historically at least, in UK football.

Hopefully its false, as I believe him to be worth more.

If there isn't we should get more, although with only one year on his deal it wouldn't be a whole lot more.

 

[sir_walter_smith]

Been rumoured Aribo has one already at £10m.

He'd have been away already if that was the case IMO. £10m is a punt for a lower end EPL or top Championship side

 

[KGR98]

Release clauses aren't designed to be low they're designed to be set at more than what a player is worth so clubs that are desperate will pay it at latter stages of transfer windows

 

[ecossebear]

Release clauses aren't designed to be low they're designed to be set at more than what a player is worth so clubs that are desperate will pay it at latter stages of transfer windows

But when they are put in high it is usually for players who want locked in on long contracts. In our case it’s for guys with only a year left as a sweetener to stay on for a year.