04 Aug 2026 20:25:30
Does anyone know how much of a loan fee we received for bagrami? And how much we will save on his salary for a year? The wage bill must be decreasing rapidly?
04 Aug 2026 20:58:57
Not sure on loan fee but apparently they are covering his full wage.
04 Aug 2026 21:04:45
Couple reputable sites place Bajrami on 30 k a week, this includes signing on fee.
Reports indicating we r getting 1 million loan fee, excellent business if we r slim.
04 Aug 2026 22:03:30
That's decent, John, especially if they are covering his wages.
04 Aug 2026 22:05:14
Thanks, John.
04 Aug 2026 22:13:43
Rfc, I fully understand they r 100% covering wages.
04 Aug 2026 22:31:10
EHL said something about a loan deal that would benefit us more than a permanent one. I've been trying to figure out what that meant for days.
If we can get a loan fee this window, and a transfer fee next summer, that sounds like a good deal. Maybe this is the one he was hinting about.
05 Aug 2026 07:01:49
What EHL said was that Bajrami's fee we paid was spread over his 4-year contract. He is now 2 years into that contract. So, effectively, we still owe Sassuolo, his former club, something like £1.75m, so if we were to sell now at, say, £1m, the club would be losing £750k.
Whereas now, the club are reportedly getting a £1m loan fee and the Saudi club are paying 100% of Bajrami's wage, with the option to sell next year, which would see us, possibly, make a small profit.
It's pretty much the same way most transfers are arranged these days.
05 Aug 2026 08:01:22
Foolmonty, it isn't how and when we pay Sassuolo but how we write it off the books over 4 years. So selling this year would mean we lose money from the transfer pot. Next year, at right price and we add to it.