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A Sky Sports News report has claimed that the Rangers Ryan Kent deal could eventually rise to £7.5m with Liverpool retaining a 20% sell-on clause. The report claims that there is a guaranteed £6.5m fee with £1m in add-ons dependent on numerous factors. According to Sky Sports, the 20% sell-on clause was important as “there…
Can anyone explain to me is the 20% clause for profit only? Or if we sell him for 8 million a few years down the line do we actually lose money?
The latter - he’d have to appreciate in value by 20% for us to then make a profit
If we sell him for five million we keep 4. If we sell him for ten we keep 8. it’s as it says, Liverpool get 20% of any sell on fee no matter what we sell him for.