19 Jul 2015 19:33:29
Puzzled as to why we are not getting the full payment for benteke as its in instalments

1.) 19 Jul 2015
19 Jul 2015 20:03:00
They paid full price mate no instalments mate

2.) 19 Jul 2015
19 Jul 2015 20:53:55
Reports are stating that £16 mil paid upfront and the rest in instalments, see below pay structure.
Reports indicate that Liverpool will pay £16m of the fee up front, with the remainder paid in installments over the course of time.
If it`s true I think they have a bloody nerve, I seem to recall they did the same with Downing, are we a soft touch or what.

{Ed007's Note - Very few transfers are paid upfront in full. There's nothing strange about it, this is just the press looking for something to fill column inches and make hit-whoring headlines with a non-story.}

3.) 19 Jul 2015
19 Jul 2015 21:12:47
They have paid 16m up front and 16m to be spread out

4.) 20 Jul 2015
20 Jul 2015 09:24:44
I think all transfers should be paid up front to stop clubs getting into debt so easily, only spending what they have or can raise from sales would make a lot of sense to me.

5.) 20 Jul 2015
20 Jul 2015 17:58:48
My only question about this whole ordeal is surely if you activate a release clause, you should be paying the full fee, otherwise what is the point in the release clause? Surely by doing it like this any team in the world can break Lionel Messi release clause and say well pay £20m now and the other £200m in installments???