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Player Valuation: £80m
Talks back on apparently.
Could it be that Chelsea are coming up with comments for the journos to cover their backs so that they do not appear to be unreasonabl? Said in an earlier post why don't Chelsea give him more game time instead of old man Drogba?
In truth it could be anything.
Atsu isn't a central striker he plays wide, is of limited height and suggesting he would be an alternative to Drogba I guess is not even a remote consideration
I think we are all unsure as to the sense or likely outcome of this loan but he is Chelsea's player and in the roles were reversed would Everton supporters expect Chelsea to be calling the shots?
If they are going to sell him to us after the loan, why would they be worried about his game time? Unless we don't play him, and then don't pay for him. If he's good enough neither will be a problem.
And only one, at that.The 1950s.
It may be that a recall clause may complicate/negate a buy-clause, causing us to worry that if we got him playing well in the first half of the season, they could then recall in order not to sell, perhaps...If they are going to sell him to us after the loan, why would they be worried about his game time? Unless we don't play him, and then don't pay for him. If he's good enough neither will be a problem.
It may be that a recall clause may complicate/negate a buy-clause, causing us to worry that if we got him playing well in the first half of the season, they could then recall in order not to sell, perhaps...
A recall clause due to too little playtime have to be fairly exact in the wording. How much is too little? Is playing every other game too little? Does time against lower League clubs in the cups count? is it going to be a set percentage of the amount of minutes Everton playes? Does he have to play in Europe or will he be prohibited to play there? If he's fatigued and need to rest will the missed minutes/games there count toward the total or will that be acceptable and those games be discounted?It may be that a recall clause may complicate/negate a buy-clause, causing us to worry that if we got him playing well in the first half of the season, they could then recall in order not to sell, perhaps...
I'm not sure mate, I would have thought that as soon as they issue a recall, the contract and buy-out will be terminated completely. It all seems quite messy, with ACN to be factored in, and as Dougie stated, unless we nail it all down, their recall could be used as a handicapBut if we have a buyclause in the loancontract in addition to a recall clause, the buyclause would mean that we could buy him when Chelsea asks for him to return. The buyclause doesn't have to state that we can buy him at the end of the season, just word it so that we can buy him for that prize before the season ends. So if he playes well in the first half of the season and Chelsea is starting to indicate that they would want him back, just offer them the transferfee and buy him in January. Since it's in the contract, they can't refuse.
If they are going to sell him to us after the loan, why would they be worried about his game time? Unless we don't play him, and then don't pay for him. If he's good enough neither will be a problem.