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Matusiwa fee 22:10 - Jul 13 with 1614 views

I like the sound of Azor Matusiwa, based predominantly on our history of Dutch players and a love of holding midfielders.

Question though - if the undisclosed fee is (as reported) €9m, why have we got him for less than Rennes paid for him (reportedly) in January 2024? That figure is quoted as somewhere between €13m and €15m. I don’t understand why they’d accept less when he was just over one year into a four-year contract.

Is it simply the player’s desire to play in England?

No agenda with this question by the way, just confused.

Matusiwa fee on 22:12 - Jul 13 with 1555 views

Mark

Presumably he didn't do as well as they hoped so they wanted the transfer fee and to offload his wages?

Matusiwa fee on 22:13 - Jul 13 with 1510 views

FrimleyBlue

Could be a couple reasons

The disclosed fee is up front the rest maybe made up in installments upon promotion etc

He may have been on a good wage and it made more financial sense for them to accept it to allow him to go.

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Matusiwa fee on 22:21 - Jul 13 with 1395 views

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They had a new manager come in - and obvs didn’t fit in with his tactics or him personally

Fell down the pecking order

I think it’s a very astute bit of business

Matusiwa fee on 22:45 - Jul 13 with 1232 views

Kievthegreat

French football finances are a bit of a dumpster fire. Signed a big TV deal (still far smaller than the prem) not too long ago and then the TV company went bust or backed out on the deal and they've had to settle for far less money than all the teams budgeted for. Now the latest TV deal with DAZN is ending early and they are buying themselves out of the deal. Then you have PSG completely distorting the economics with their Qatari billions. Wouldn't surprise me if more teams cut back so as not to end up like Lyon and Bordeaux.

Matusiwa fee on 08:47 - Jul 14 with 592 views

selondonblue23

Thanks all, lots in there that makes sense. Let’s hope he’s as brilliant as we’d like him to be!

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