It is more likely the clause has come from the player and his agent side, especially once relegation occurs.forzagranata wrote: ↑Thu Aug 04, 2022 12:29 pmGiven the very small profit made on a player who has now had a season of PL football and a decent scoring record maybe Alan has learnt his lesson and won't be including 'release clauses' in future contracts. It makes no sense to limit the possible sell-on value of a player in that fashion.
Sometimes you are faced with 2 options have these clauses or miss out on the player. It is like the Trippier deal it took some a few years to grasp it and still even to today some don't. I can imagine the comments had we not signed Cornet and then it came out we didn't sign him due to not agreeing to a release clause in his contract.