21 Jun 2015 08:45:14
Man City will present a new bid of £45 million for Sterling on Monday. Sterling has already agreed terms with City, using his agent to do so, to avoid any claim of an illegal approach.
The £45 million has a reduced up front fee of £18 million to comply with FFP. This "up front" £18 million will be paid over 2 years, which is typical of 99% of transfers. (LFC will have to wait for 5 years to get all the money for Suarez) There is another payment of 5 million after 2 years and the rest is payable in clauses: appearances, trophies won etc.
Man City will again claim this is their "last" bid.

On a separate note, any one else concerned that LFC making the same mistake from last year. signing too many players, which will disrupt the squad??

{Ed001's Note - you do realise that FFP rules mean that all payment terms have to be over 3 years now? Unless I am misremembering the rules, there is absolutely no way Barca could pay for Suarez's up front fee over a period of 5 years, it would be a maximum of 3.}

1.) 21 Jun 2015
21 Jun 2015 09:51:42
Has it all been agreed though ed like above?

{Ed001's Note - nope.}

2.) 21 Jun 2015
21 Jun 2015 10:08:18
Ed, isn't it that if payment terms in excess of three years are agreed, the FFP break-even calculation must be restated to amortise the fee over three years? I may be wrong but I was under the impression they could agree whatever terms they like but the profit or loss calculation will have to reflect a three year term.

{Ed001's Note - no there was an issue with clubs like Portsmouth mortgaging the future paying for players over immensely long terms, so there was a cap on length of payment terms to avoid another situation like they underwent. That was what caused their problems in the main.}

3.) 21 Jun 2015
21 Jun 2015 10:37:51
I thought payment term(s) were dependent on player age?

{Ed001's Note - in what way??}

4.) 21 Jun 2015
21 Jun 2015 12:01:52
How long has FFP got, on its current legs, ed001 ?
There are numerous legal challenges over it stacked up in the courts and the spectre of a European breakaway league in the background.
How extensive will be the proposed amendments to it that have been mooted by Platini ?

{Ed001's Note - I have no idea mate, I expect the changes to be in the order of gradual loosening until it vanishes altogether though.}