downendcity Posted January 8, 2020 Report Share Posted January 8, 2020 Juts read this on the bBc web site. "Aston Villa are in talks to sign Barcelona's England Under-17s striker Louie Barry in a potential £3m deal. The 16-year-old joined the Spanish giants in July 2019 after 10 years at West Bromwich Albion. Barry was part of the West Brom squad that reached the FA Youth Cup semi-final last season. However, he left in the summer after rejecting a professional contract, and the Baggies are believed to be speaking to their lawyers about the situation. When Barry signed for Barca the club described him as "one of the best young players in English football". The Baggies were due to receive £235,000 in compensation but that money has never been paid despite West Brom reporting the matter to Fifa. The Championship promotion candidates now are assessing their options. In addition to the legal route, BBC Sport understands the club's chief executive Mark Jenkins is speaking with the Football League about the situation. West Brom's former academy manager, Mark Harrison, took up a similar position at Aston Villa in September. If Barry had gone to Villa straight from them, the fee would have been decided by a tribunal if there had been no agreement." West Brom, having developed the player through their academy and at their expense, received nothing when he left, but Barca, after just 6 months bank a £3m profit. Although I'm sure Mark Ashton would be delighted at such a business deal, why do clubs like Barca seem to get favourable treatment from the governing bodies whenever they break the rules that, were it an "ordinary" club, they would have the book thrown at them ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highguy Posted January 8, 2020 Report Share Posted January 8, 2020 'Are in talks' Hasnt even been confirmed and a story is being made out of something that might not happen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTRFTG Posted January 8, 2020 Report Share Posted January 8, 2020 Recall Rosenior and the 'great Bristol stamp shortage'. At the end of contract there are still things clubs have to do should they wish to retain a player's registration and associated rights. As in our case for the price of a 2nd class stamp we lost out big time..... Perhaps something similar happened here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dolman Pragmatist Posted January 8, 2020 Report Share Posted January 8, 2020 2 hours ago, downendcity said: West Brom, having developed the player through their academy and at their expense, received nothing when he left, but Barca, after just 6 months bank a £3m profit. Although I'm sure Mark Ashton would be delighted at such a business deal, why do clubs like Barca seem to get favourable treatment from the governing bodies whenever they break the rules that, were it an "ordinary" club, they would have the book thrown at them ? I think the sly dig at Mark Ashton is a bit unnecessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downendcity Posted January 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2020 1 hour ago, The Dolman Pragmatist said: I think the sly dig at Mark Ashton is a bit unnecessary. Not a sly dig at all. If he achieved a £3m profit in 6months, for a player that cost us nothing, would we criticise him? In this case, because Barca appear to have mugged West Brom and pulled the wool over FIFA's eyes, the deal has a rank smell to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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