Fabregas

[cymrococh]

Fair play to him.

[Owen1978]

He's only going to get better as he gets older, going to be an awesome player

[Tosh]

really good news for Arsenal - not that contracts mean too much these days...

[Benitez]

thought you couldn't sign contracts of such lenght, or is that football myth #54781216

 

Contracts may mean fec all to the player, but it'll mean a hefty fee for Arsenal when they sell him to Real Madrid in 2 or 3 years.

[Hassony]

thought you couldn't sign contracts of such lenght, or is that football myth #54781216

 

Contracts may mean fec all to the player, but it'll mean a hefty fee for Arsenal when they sell him to Real Madrid in 2 or 3 years.

i thought it was a maximum of 5 year

[Stevie H]

fantastic footballer. needs to make up his mind which way he's going to go now, but he's got a great manager to help him decide.

[Extraordinary Swindle]

i thought it was a maximum of 5 year

Yep.

 

Historic European transfer deal

 

Players' contracts to be a minimum of one year and a maximum of five years.

[growler]

so.... can anyone explain how they got a 8 year contract then?

[SkippyjonJones]

yeah - some space time continuum thingy. Watch Doctor Who and - well - it happens.

[Kahnee]

A five year extension to an existing three years?

[John am Rhein]

thought you couldn't sign contracts of such lenght, or is that football myth #54781216

 

No, football myth #54781216 is the curious belief that they are worth the paper they are printed on.

[Rimbeux]

so.... can anyone explain how they got a 8 year contract then?

 

 

As with Bosman, players under 20-something come under rules that protect the club to a greater extent

Edited October 21, 2006 by Rimbeux

[Sir Tokyo Sexwale]

except for Barca from where Arsenal nabbed him...

Edited October 21, 2006 by Macca

[Rimbeux]

except for Barca from where Arsenal nabbed him...

 

 

They had to pay some compo

[floyd]

except for Barca from where Arsenal nabbed him...

done again with Merida

[stressederic]

They had to pay some compo

 

 

You'd think he'd be happier about it.

[Guest Scot]

Fair play to him.

 

Contracts don't matter. This does nothing but increase his market value.

[Guest Anders Honoré]

Contracts don't matter. This does nothing but increase his market value.

 

matters a whole lot. Huge difference between wanting away with two years on your contract as opposed to four or five.

[Guest Scot]

matters a whole lot. Huge difference between wanting away with two years on your contract as opposed to four or five.

 

Yes, it alters market value. Doesn't alter whether he leaves.

[Guest Anders Honoré]

it does alter a player's options though. There won't be many willing to shell out the fee he is likely to command three years from now should he want out.

 

25mio as opposed to 10-12 mio could mean the difference between Real Madrid and Real, barca, milan and Valencia.