Riyad Mahrez is left in limbo after Leicester reject Man City’s bid… so should ALL players have buyout clauses?
These contractual agreements are commonplace in Spain - but the UK, for some reason, doesn't seem to fancy them
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HOPE you all enjoyed transfer deadline day, there were lots of intriguing deals and a few surprises.
One situation that wasn’t a surprise was yet another Riyad Mahrez transfer request in yet another window.
Leicester City fans on social media are a little bemused by this recurring situation.
A friend of Mahrez put out a statement saying how disappointed and dismayed he was at Leicester City for not letting him go to Man City.
Now there are reports saying that he missed Leicester's Premier League defeat by Everton on Wednesday and didn’t turn up for training.
But why does he not a buyout clause?
Is it the agent’s fault? Should all players have buyout clauses no matter what the figure is?
Coutinho didn’t have a buyout clause either and his transfer became drawn-out and protracted.
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In Spain every player has a buyout clause, the figure is normally set at a level unobtainable for most clubs but then PSG shocked everyone by handing Barcelona a cheque for over €200m for Neymar.
Leicester are of course entitled to hold a player to a contract and not sell unless their valuation is met and as the saying goes: every player has a price.
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Mahrez’s agent - will be asked numerous questions by fans including why his client seems to be in a transfer stand-off every window.
There is no doubt Mahrez is a super player, he won the prestigious PFA player of the year just under 2 years ago.
But the interesting edge to this story is that even after a bid worth over £65m Man City still didn’t get the player.
If a player has aspirations to play for one of the so called ‘Top 4 Clubs’ then you would imagine
any discussions with his current employers would involve a conversation about that possibility.
Would Leicester not have agreed to a buyout of around £60m at his last renegotiation.
Apparently, buyout clauses are common in Spain but not easy to achieve in UK although more and more player’s agents are asking for one.
The problem players have now with regards buyout clauses is that transfer fees achieved by selling clubs for top players seems to have no bounds.
An obvious nightmare for a club is having a player worth much more than his buyout clause, the difficult situation for a player is the one Mahrez finds himself in.
Will Man City still want him in the summer? after all: ‘A week is a long time in football’.