Marc Roca

[danhirons]

I’m not surprised that Roca is the one announcing this. He is probably well aware that if there was a transfer fee around his neck no club would touch him with a barge pole. A cheap loan fee is all any self respecting club would pay for such a useless gobshite like him.

wtf are you on about? he's been a regular this season in la liga for betis who are seventh...obviously a good player there

as far as I'm aware, he's also never spoken badly about the club

[danhirons]

it's also self-evident that the loan clauses apply until we're back in the prem - it would be odd for a player to agree to the clause for only a year. what should have been inserted is the option for us to extend their contracts to avoid them leaving on frees at the end of their contract like koch

[Boo Radley]

wtf are you on about? he's been a regular this season in la liga for betis who are seventh...obviously a good player there

as far as I'm aware, he's also never spoken badly about the club

Firstly, I never said that he had spoken badly about Leeds.

Secondly, Real Betis have won only 4 games out of 13 in 2024, and the lower half of La Liga is closer to Championship standards than PL. So they are not exactly setting the world on fire. Playing well there has to be put in that context, even if it is true.

Finally, it is still my opinion that he was worse than useless for us last season and we were happy to be rid of him. Maybe you believe he would be holding a place in Farke's team this year? I don't think he'd be anywhere near a starting place.

[Kennyb41]

Let's just face it, we blew £150m on some gash, have been very lucky to find DF to fix things, have been very lucky the 49ers have come to pick up the pieces and not done a runner (v lucky there, imagine if they had) and just be thankful what Bert did might not have gone to waste. All that and the fact Clown A will not be here to spend the next £150m, JEEZ! Just think of that

How would you feel if Clown A was scouting now as we speak for some Prem players should we get there, full of confidence ?

[AcrossThePondAsh]

Source: https://twitter.com/apopey/status/18040 ... eds-united

[Kennyb41]

If it comes to fruition, that's another top deal in the bag

Buzzin fert next one, Llorente ?

We'll soon be able to splash the cash all over - The Conference league.

[Cjay]

Cost us £10mil, sold for £3.8mil

Small ffp loss I think as well

[Barlow Boy]

Sale confirmed by the club….

https://www.leedsunited.com/news/team-n ... anent-deal

[andrewjohnsmith]

Cost us £10mil, sold for £3.8mil

Small ffp loss I think as well

4 year contract. According to what we've heard that means we wrote off 5 million. So only a 1.2 million FFP loss. But poor financial business for sure. Had it not being for the loan clause and the idea that we could recoup zero over the next 12 months ...

[DDB220]

Surprised this deal did not happen after another year on loan, we then would not have had a FFP deficit. I am sure it has been structured to prevent a loss. So many loop holes I would expect us to have manipulated one of them.

[andrewjohnsmith]

Surprised this deal did not happen after another year on loan, we then would not have had a FFP deficit. I am sure it has been structured to prevent a loss. So many loop holes I would expect us to have manipulated one of them.

FFP is an enigma to me

If we don't go up next year, he could have done a 3rd season on loan. And then leave on a free

Amortization takes care of FFP. But in dollars and common sense, it would be a loss of 10 million. I'd rather have the 3.8m in the bank even if it does leave us 1.2m light for FFP

But who knows if that's how it even works

[Kennyb41]

I said you buy 1, you get one free, I said you buy 1, you get one free.

We're quite simply, rolling in it.

Thank the lord for DF to muddle thru it.