[Albion] Valentín Barco **Signed 20/01/24**

[canlison]

Offer's been rejected

 

[Live by the sea]

Hopefully we can strike a deal

 

[Dibdab]

Offer's been rejected

If this kid is as good as everyone is saying and City are indeed sniffing around I hope that offer is made up nonsense. Just offer a sensible amount and get the deal done.

 

[rebel51]

Offer's been rejected

What a surprise that is, if we don't offer a proper fee we will lose him

 

[Icy Gull]

What a surprise that is, if we don't offer a proper fee we will lose him

If only the idiots running the club could get young upcoming player transfers over the line things would be so much better

 

[um bongo molongo]

Very odd that we didn’t just go in at the release clause if it’s 10m. But the club knows what they are doing I guess. Answers the question about the loan back (we would leave him there till December like Ali Mac).

 

[Mancgull]

Would we often have a first bid accepted? I expect not. It’s part of the negotiation process, surely.
It’s just that we often won’t hear about the different bids if it isn’t a high profile player.
Enciso first bid was rejected I do know that.

 

[The Fits]

Does seem strange not to offer the release clause. No truth in Man City's bid presumably.

 

[US Seagull]

Would we often have a first bid accepted? I expect not. It’s part of the negotiation process, surely.
It’s just that we often won’t hear about the different bids if it isn’t a high profile player.
Enciso first bid was rejected I do know that.

If your first bid is accepted, then you might have offered too much!

 

[The Fits]

I've got really excited about this one.
He looks like the real deal to me. 6 months back at Boca and he'll be electric second half of the season.

 

[Hiheidi]

From the Twitter Argentina reports, it sounds like City are in a strong position and also happy to leave him at Boca until January.

 

[pocketseagull]

tbh making a lowball offer under a relatively modest release clause just seems a bit of a piss take in the same week we flipped another South American player for 25x value in 1 and a half seasons.

 

[Barnet Seagull]

Activating the release clause puts everything in the players' hands. Going below it gives the selling team leverage. I'd imagine we're trying to negotiate to a) get the player but also b) ensure the club are happy with the offer they get and c) ensure we have a good future relations. This sort of thing isn't probably as clear cut as we might think.

 

[Mancgull]

If your first bid is accepted, then you might have offered too much!

Exactly

 

[ConfusedGloryHunter]

I agree, BHA obviously don't know what they are doing, sack the board!

 

[A1X]

Offer's been rejected

Slavery! Let him leave! #FreeBarco

Etc.

 

[The Fits]

Activating the release clause puts everything in the players' hands. Going below it gives the selling team leverage. I'd imagine we're trying to negotiate to a) get the player but also b) ensure the club are happy with the offer they get and c) ensure we have a good future relations. This sort of thing isn't probably as clear cut as we might think.

Not if City have activated it as reports suggest.

 

[Barnet Seagull]

Not if City have activated it as reports suggest.

Nothing to stop us putting a package together that eclipses the clause long term. I.e. £8.5 + 20%... Puts seller in a better position, costs us less up-front and we have less risk. A clause means nothing if the player doesn't want to move. Negotiations are fun!

 

[The Fits]

Nothing to stop us putting a package together that eclipses the clause long term. I.e. £8.5 + 20%... Puts seller in a better position, costs us less up-front and we have less risk. A clause means nothing if the player doesn't want to move. Negotiations are fun!

Why would we do that though? Any other club activating the release clause automatically gets to talk to him. So it might be better for Boca if we offer 9.75million plus 400 million in add ons but it won't change that fact.

 

[Hiheidi]