Schneiderlin & Musacchio ITK
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Posted by: Harry Hotspur August 19, 2014 in Tottenham Hotspur 17 Comments
Had an interesting conversation yesterday with someone who has a far better grasp of what is going on in respect of both of these deals than the sports pages of the newspapers.
With Musacchio the situation is far more complex, because of the split ownership issue. But this is something that has so far been reported erroneously. The story that River Plate own 35% of Matteo is fundamentally untrue. That figure was invented, and you have to ask yourself if the fact that the Football Manager quotes the same arrangement, is merely a coincidence.
I understand that it is Musacchio’s agent Marcelo Lombilla (quelle surprise) that is the problem. He is said to have a whopping 80% stake in the Argentine. So both River Plate and Villareal are going to end up with shares in any sale that will just about buy them a fish supper each.
And here is the fun bit. I’m told that it was Lombilla that lent Villarreal money in order to make Musacchio’s move from River Plate happen.
So in conclusion, the Morgan Schneiderlin deal is reliant upon Spurs finding £20million and some space on the wage bill.
The Musacchio deal is reliant upon an act of GHod the player’s agent, and the two clubs involved reaching a decision that is amicable to 3 parties.