13 Jul 2015 18:58:49
Chelsea have agreed to meet the €30 million ( £22 million) buy-out clause with Barcelona for Attacker Pedro, 27.
13 Jul 2015 19:50:01
It will not be like that. In Spain, if u meet the buy out clause - you need to pay tax. I read from other sources that 2 teams will try to diminish the clause and come to the most suitable price.
13 Jul 2015 22:29:43
I also believe that ed02 has said before that buy-out clauses usually only apply within the same country. So the clause would only apply to Spanish sides
14 Jul 2015 00:41:26
Surely that's rubbish about the release clause? Chelsea met Diego Costa's buyout clause.
14 Jul 2015 06:11:27
No I think Chelsea agreed a fee.
14 Jul 2015 13:56:16
Chelsea agreed to a fee which was the same as his buyout if i'm not mistaken.
15 Jul 2015 02:38:55
A buy out clause literally means the player has to pay a figure to buy out the rest of his contract. At which point he'd technically be a free agent. the buying club would reimburse/pay the player the figure but it becomes horribly expensive with taxes etc. So in general, clubs usually agree to match the figure.
A release clause is entirely different. I believe it can be activated by any club. But not entirely sure.
It's also mandatory in Spain that players have a buy-out clause. Which is why we often see players with exorbitant buy-out figures such as Ronaldo having a £1bn buy-out clause.