Demba Ba

[The Skipper 20,609]

Apparently the Ba fee was only £4.7m.

[Jype 6,398]

Apparently the Ba fee was only £4.7m.

http://www.kap.gov.tr/bildirim-sorgulari/bildirim-detayi.aspx?id=371845

Confirmed, €6m in five installments. Was expecting it to be more tbh.

[Madmax 9,219]

The near £4m we save in yearly wages is more valuable, imo.

[Jype 6,398]

The bromance is over.

The near £4m we save in yearly wages is more valuable, imo.

I agree. The £4,7m will still cover his remaining £4m FFP book value and to get him off the wage bill is good. Last season he cost the club around £6m with the fee amortisation and wages but now there's around £5m 'profit' for the 14/15 fiscal year. Still good business IMO.

[sainttourist 68]

Think it's more his desire to leave and play, he is good backup option, and Jose definitely want him to stay. Now we need to found 3rd striker, it will be difficult on the current market.

[didierforever 7,349]

damn,,, that fee is too low!!!! i am sure a PL club would have been willing to pay more.

[Jase 43,479]

For different reasons, won't forget these goals from Ba.

Thank you Ba. Good luck at Besiktas!

[Madmax 9,219]

I agree. The £4,7m will still cover his remaining £4m FFP book value and to get him off the wage bill is good. Last season he cost the club around £6m with the fee amortisation and wages but now there's around £5m 'profit' for the 14/15 fiscal year. Still good business IMO.

Small point, but the 14/15 FFP profit is £750k only :

https://twitter.com/JakeFCohen/status/490133779588333568

[Jype 6,398]

Small point, but the 14/15 FFP profit is £750k only :

I know but I was counting the wages there also. A better choice of word would then have been saving £5m (actually over £6m according to Jake Cohen there) but the point still stands.

[Madmax 9,219]

I know but I was counting the wages there also. A better choice of word would then have been saving £5m (actually over £6m according to Jake Cohen there) but the point still stands.

Yeah, to the untrained eye of a casual fan that's selling at a loss but we've done well on this deal imo. His wages are were a real bother for a 3rd choice option.

[The Skipper 20,609]

Yeah, to the untrained eye of a casual fan that's selling at a loss but we've done well on this deal imo. His wages are were a real bother for a 3rd choice option.

Torres' wage (for his role) is even worse.

[Madmax 9,219]

Torres' wage (for his role) is even worse.

I'm past the point of even thinking about his output. It takes me a while to stop foaming at the mouth afterwards.

[Jype 6,398]

Torres' wage (for his role) is even worse.

Torres costs £18.5m a year for the club, considering wages and the amortised fee. Just let that sink in for a moment.

[Special Juan 28,100]

He served a purpose did Dembafoot, can't say his departure has reduced me to tears, time for Lukaku/another player to fill that void.

[Madmax 9,219]

Torres costs £18.5m a year for the club, considering wages and the amortised fee. Just let that sink in for a moment.

5th highest in Europe (excluding PSG players), I believe