Welsh Exile wrote:The way I see it is "if" there is a release clause of 2mil and Fulham offer it then the club have to let the player talk, if the player accepts the wage structure then Fulham pay us and that's that, the negotiations between the two clubs would or could be how the 2mil is paid, i.e. Fulham may want to pay in instalments over a certain period, or half upfront and the rest based on appearances etc, however we may say no it's 2mil cash upfront or no deal, that's where the negotiations come into it as far as I'm aware.
The is is correct mate.
The same thing happened with Neymar's transfer to PSG recently. Barca didn't want to sell him so insisted on all the £198mill release clause to be paid in one instalment, which is was.