They do buy back former players, Jordi Alba and Aleix Vidal being recent examples. However this is usually many years later and for mega bucks rather than as a buy back deal. When it comes to the first team Barcelona only buy world class players full stop so if they want him they will have done well out of the deal. I'd also imagine the fee would see us amply compensated.
I cannot think of a single example of them buying back a former player to sell on for a profit. I dont think that will happen.
It does happen though - which is why Alderwield (or whatever) is at Spurs now instead of Saints.
He was loaned to Southampton with an agreement to buy in place, but that agreement was severed and Saints compensated as he was worth so much more money than the agreed price.
You are right but what's the difference really between that and our arrangement with Barca?
Ok Saints got surprised buttsecks - all we've done is agreed to it in principle within a time period.
Anyway enough of this. Lets just agree to enjoy him whilst we've got him.
I just think that Barca's incentive is to protect themselves from losing a potentially world class player to a direct rival, via Aston Villa. I don't think they need the money in the same way as Atletico just to mess with lil ol' Aston Villa.
Plus, we have no idea what price they supposedly agreed upon should they wish to buy him back.
Just my opinion, but I think they've got bigger fish to fry than to be messing around with this player if he becomes merely 'very good'. He'll have to be attracting the attention of the very top teams for them to step in IMO.
They do buy back former players, Jordi Alba and Aleix Vidal being recent examples. However this is usually many years later and for mega bucks rather than as a buy back deal. When it comes to the first team Barcelona only buy world class players full stop so if they want him they will have done well out of the deal. I'd also imagine the fee would see us amply compensated.
I cannot think of a single example of them buying back a former player to sell on for a profit. I dont think that will happen.
It does happen though - which is why Alderwield (or whatever) is at Spurs now instead of Saints.
He was loaned to Southampton with an agreement to buy in place, but that agreement was severed and Saints compensated as he was worth so much more money than the agreed price.
You are right but what's the difference really between that and our arrangement with Barca?
Ok Saints got surprised buttsecks - all we've done is agreed to it in principle within a time period.
Anyway enough of this. Lets just agree to enjoy him whilst we've got him.
I just think that Barca's incentive is to protect themselves from losing a potentially world class player to a direct rival, via Aston Villa. I don't think they need the money in the same way as Atletico just to mess with lil ol' Aston Villa.
Plus, we have no idea what price they supposedly agreed upon should they wish to buy him back.
Just my opinion, but I think they've got bigger fish to fry than to be messing around with this player if he becomes merely 'very good'. He'll have to be attracting the attention of the very top teams for them to step in IMO.
They do buy back former players, Jordi Alba and Aleix Vidal being recent examples. However this is usually many years later and for mega bucks rather than as a buy back deal. When it comes to the first team Barcelona only buy world class players full stop so if they want him they will have done well out of the deal. I'd also imagine the fee would see us amply compensated.
I cannot think of a single example of them buying back a former player to sell on for a profit. I dont think that will happen.
It does happen though - which is why Alderwield (or whatever) is at Spurs now instead of Saints.
He was loaned to Southampton with an agreement to buy in place, but that agreement was severed and Saints compensated as he was worth so much more money than the agreed price.
You are right but what's the difference really between that and our arrangement with Barca?
Ok Saints got surprised buttsecks - all we've done is agreed to it in principle within a time period.
Anyway enough of this. Lets just agree to enjoy him whilst we've got him.
I just think that Barca's incentive is to protect themselves from losing a potentially world class player to a direct rival, via Aston Villa. I don't think they need the money in the same way as Atletico just to mess with lil ol' Aston Villa.
Plus, we have no idea what price they supposedly agreed upon should they wish to buy him back.
Just my opinion, but I think they've got bigger fish to fry than to be messing around with this player if he becomes merely 'very good'. He'll have to be attracting the attention of the very top teams for them to step in IMO.
This isn't similar to the Southampton deal at all. That was a loan with an agreed fee after the 12 months.
We have bought Traore. Paid money outright for him.
Barcelona have included a clause to say... "If we fancy him back within 3 years we may come knocking" or "if you try to sell him to someone else, you need to let us know first in case we want him"
We OWN the rights to the player.
If he gets even close to the level required for Barca to want him back he would have been outrageously good for us and as others have said, will have helped us up the table massively. This isn't the 80s, it's modern football In 2015, players rarely stay at one club for any significant amount of time, especially if they are great players. Money dictates that
Anyway, I digress...
Amazing signing with so much potential, can't remember the last time we had a player to be excited about every time he gets the ball!!!!
So much positivity around the club right now, so exciting!
