2024/25 Charly Alcaraz

[Frenk]

Essentially it's like paying 12m for a 2 year loan.

But it’s really like buying him on a two year deal with an option to extend it for a year.

 

[Davideeyore]

Sensible signing. Welcome to Everton (again) Carlos

 

[willjo]

This guy has moved around a lot in his short career and looked good in spells for all his clubs. They have all had a reason to want to move him on. We've seen loan players do well, Gomes springs to mind, then fall off a cliff once signed permanent. He won't get too cosy knowing he's not got 5 years guaranteed mega bucks. If he does well we will active the additional year. Maybe he wanted a high wage we went prepared to commit to for longer.

Hopefully, this is a sign of the club is looking after it's interests, rather than having what turns out to be average players on long, expensive contracts that we can't shift. Holgate anyone?

 

[W84 Dum Freeze]

2 year deal is really weird

It mirrors Moyes' projected tenure of manger.

 

[MisterJ]

We can always come back in a year or so and extend. That's how contracts work right.

 

[toffeeblue9]

I'd be interested to know how/why this 2+1 contract scenario happened. Doesn't even make sense from a PSR point of view. Still, he's signed, that's the main thing and there's always contract extensions.

 

[Armaghtoffee]

The goal against Bournemouth alone is probably one of our most important goals in recent history. There's a fair few influential ones in the season after, too...

Brighton away was huge.

 

[EFC_FRANCIS]

I'd be interested to know how/why this 2+1 contract scenario happened. Doesn't even make sense from a PSR point of view. Still, he's signed, that's the main thing and there's always contract extensions.

Only rationale I can think of is damage limitation that were bricking it about an injury crisis where he was forced to start 9 games and was subsequently crap.

 

[Rollo Tomassi]

A 2 year deal with an option for a 3rd is better than an 8 year contract on exorbitant wages that a certain rule breaking hotel selling cockney club get away with.

 

[D. Amokachi]

Good news. Clearly an upgrade on Doucoure. Hopefully the short contract indicates the club being ambitious and looking to upgrade again in a couple of years.

 

[whiteshadow]

Phew, that sounds far more palatable if true, but no way in my opinion would the club have proposed that deal, it gives very little protection of an asset after one year. That will be player and agent after a big move in 18 months time, with little or no fee to hinder it and an improved wage into the bargain.

Think it's Moyes not being 110% sure on the player, but who knows.

 

[Efcjake]

Really strange to see us pay a fee for a two year deal. Have to imagine we are extending him and this was a contract agreed six months ago and he arguably could have done better than what he agreed back then.

 

[Ring master]

 

[Neiler]

Reports from South America that Everton have an option for a 3rd year.

I suspect there was a dispute between his club and agent mate.

I’d say what happened here is his wage was baked into the deal 30/40k, which he could better elsewhere now.

So while the two clubs and player, probably agreed the obligation and option fee and wages - the length of the contract maybe wasn’t.

The two year deal strikes me as an agent, agreeing to the minimum wage first 5e miniumum amount of time - who,ekerping in the perimeters of the original deal.

Paddy Boyland has confirmed we’ve an option.

 

[salmon fingers]

This guy has moved around a lot in his short career and looked good in spells for all his clubs. They have all had a reason to want to move him on. We've seen loan players do well, Gomes springs to mind, then fall off a cliff once signed permanent. He won't get too cosy knowing he's not got 5 years guaranteed mega bucks. If he does well we will active the additional year. Maybe he wanted a high wage we went prepared to commit to for longer.

Hopefully, this is a sign of the club is looking after it's interests, rather than having what turns out to be average players on long, expensive contracts that we can't shift. Holgate anyone?

Spot on! Has to keep producing to keep his career going where as Holgate basically signed a contract and lost it.Also if you are a young signing who believes in their ability a contract like this is perfect as a stepping stone for their career if Everton do well you just sign a new contract. The onus is on the club and player to succeed