[Albion] Facundo Buonanotte - SIGNED for 1.8 billion pesos

[Eric the meek]

Surely four out of 12: Argentina, Columbia, Ecuador and Paraguay. And when we get Diaz, we'll have Chile wrapped up

And we've got 2 Argentinians (assuming Facu signs) and 3 Ecuadorians as well. We could have used those duplicates/swapsies to wrap up Chile, Peru and Uruguay (or three of the other South American countries we haven't got yet). Tony Bloom missed a trick there.

 

[portslade seagull]

He'll soon be missing scenes like these

https://youtu.be/99s2nNdmkPU

Barbs would soon ban most of them for jumping around and not sitting

 

[Eric the meek]

There's still been no announcement on the club website.

Paul, I am free to take a shirt to Buenos Aires if required.

 

[Biscuit Barrel]

Bit more info here.

http://sportwitness.co.uk/everythin...-confirmed-sale-brighton-fought-end-transfer/

Not sure if is $4M or $6M up front payment. But rising to $12M.

Set to arrive in Jan 2023.

 

[SweatyMexican]

When Adam Virgo leapt like a salmon against Swindon in that play off semi final, this guy wasn’t even born yet.

Feeling old?

 

[Bakero]

When Adam Virgo leapt like a salmon against Swindon in that play off semi final, this guy wasn’t even born yet.

Feeling old?

What a game that was. I watched it in a Bristol pub called The Albion.

 

[Tiger Barb]

https://twitter.com/clmerlo/status/1564690757939855363?s=21&t=xWmnOD71aM1sRSA13Kprvw
Deal off ?

 

[BRIGHT ON Q]

https://twitter.com/clmerlo/status/1564690757939855363?s=21&t=xWmnOD71aM1sRSA13Kprvw
Deal off ?

Looks like it translating that.

 

[albionalbino]

Big disappointment. Bags of potential. Probably hijacked by another club

 

[severnside gull]

Suspect his club just demanding more

 

[Hugo Rune]

Shit night.

 

[Mancgull]

Bloody hell. No wonder we try to keep these deals quiet. Maybe been hijacked or just a change of heart from them?
My guess is the former.

 

[jcdenton08]

There’s dozens of targets we want, same as most other well-run clubs with good scouting infrastructure. Most won’t come off (agent demands, transfer fees, third party ownership issues, other clubs signing them, the player not wanting to come, wage demands, work permit/visa issues…).

For every one we get, there’s another load in the pipeline.

We watched and waited to get Cucurella, Andone, Estupinian, Lamptey, Veltman over a period of years, not months. Those are some of the ones we got, there’ll be 50 we didn’t. The only difference is this one is public and we know about it.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

We had to go in twice to get Enciso, doesn’t sound great if truthful but certainly not still live

 

[canlison]

His agent just gave an interview and he's pretty pissed (sorry for the bad translation, my English isn't that great lol):

"We don't want anything to do with this board (directors?). We had a meeting with Brighton, at that moment, Buonanotte didn't have a contract with the club and could leave by custody (I'm not sure how to translate this? It means essentially that because he's a minor his parents can just decide to move to England, for example, and he can choose to go to a different club without actually being sold). He also had a 2M release clause.
This back and forth has surprised us. We had everything agreed upon. We were starting to exchange the paperwork with the Brighton representatives, and now this happens.
At first, it was 5 or 6M, then 6M in bonuses, all achievable. Later, a 20% sell-on clause. It could've been the best sale in Central's history. An offer from a Premier League club doesn't arrive for every player, and especially a 17-year-old. Buonanotte's sale could've left more money than Julian Alvarez's.
This shows how unserious (?) Central is. All of this through the media, it's pathetic."

On Brighton: "They can't believe it. Brighton is playing and they're sending messages. They're surprised. We had a meeting for 15 hours here in Madrid to find a solution, the best thing for the club.

According to him, Central now wants to improve his contract and set a 20M release clause. Still, he insists they want nothing to do with this administration. He said he kept trying to call Carloni (Central's president) and didn't get an answer and even Facundo called him and no answer.

 

[nwgull]

Bloody hell. No wonder we try to keep these deals quiet. Maybe been hijacked or just a change of heart from them?
My guess is the former.

Probably playing brinksmanship to try and squeeze a few extra million out of a club have sold 115m worth of players this summer.

*insert Toby Bloom poker cliche here.

 

[DavidinSouthampton]

His agent just gave an interview and he's pretty pissed (sorry for the bad translation, my English isn't that great lol):

"We don't want anything to do with this board (directors?). We had a meeting with Brighton, at that moment, Buonanotte didn't have a contract with the club and could leave by custody (I'm not sure how to translate this? It means essentially that because he's a minor his parents can just decide to move to England, for example, and he can choose to go to a different club without actually being sold). He also had a 2M release clause.
This back and forth has surprised us. We had everything agreed upon. We were starting to exchange the paperwork with the Brighton representatives, and now this happens.
At first, it was 5 or 6M, then 6M in bonuses, all achievable. Later, a 20% sell-on clause. It could've been the best sale in Central's history. An offer from a Premier League club doesn't arrive for every player, and especially a 17-year-old. Buonanotte's sale could've left more money than Julian Alvarez's.
This shows how unserious (?) Central is. All of this through the media, it's pathetic."

On Brighton: "They can't believe it. Brighton is playing and they're sending messages. They're surprised. We had a meeting for 15 hours here in Madrid to find a solution, the best thing for the club.

According to him, Central now wants to improve his contract and set a 20M release clause. Still, he insists they want nothing to do with this administration. He said he kept trying to call Carloni (Central's president) and didn't get an answer and even Facundo called him and no answer.

Your English is understandable and not at all bad! Thanks for the effort.

 

[severnside gull]

When he declines a new contract there will be another discussion hopefully

 

[Machiavelli]

His agent just gave an interview and he's pretty pissed (sorry for the bad translation, my English isn't that great lol):

"We don't want anything to do with this board (directors?). We had a meeting with Brighton, at that moment, Buonanotte didn't have a contract with the club and could leave by custody (I'm not sure how to translate this? It means essentially that because he's a minor his parents can just decide to move to England, for example, and he can choose to go to a different club without actually being sold). He also had a 2M release clause.
This back and forth has surprised us. We had everything agreed upon. We were starting to exchange the paperwork with the Brighton representatives, and now this happens.
At first, it was 5 or 6M, then 6M in bonuses, all achievable. Later, a 20% sell-on clause. It could've been the best sale in Central's history. An offer from a Premier League club doesn't arrive for every player, and especially a 17-year-old. Buonanotte's sale could've left more money than Julian Alvarez's.
This shows how unserious (?) Central is. All of this through the media, it's pathetic."

On Brighton: "They can't believe it. Brighton is playing and they're sending messages. They're surprised. We had a meeting for 15 hours here in Madrid to find a solution, the best thing for the club.

According to him, Central now wants to improve his contract and set a 20M release clause. Still, he insists they want nothing to do with this administration. He said he kept trying to call Carloni (Central's president) and didn't get an answer and even Facundo called him and no answer.

Also a thank you very much from me for taking the time to do that

 

[atomised]

doesn't sound like this ones completely dead yet