Maybe, but Labyad knows whether he terminated his contract before the 15th of May or not. If he did, he can just tell Sporting and PSV can bluff as much as they want, but Sporting won’t be very impressed by that. But yes, of course this is all about PSV wanting at least some money for Labyad (our financial situation isn’t very good).
And now, you guys have a brand new, second João Moutinho!
No real news here since the presentation of Labyad at Sporting. Maybe it’s the quiet before the storm. Or maybe PSV think they can’t gain anything from this anymore, I really don’t know. I got the feeling that PSV still want to try to get a (small) transfer fee for Labyad one way or another. But that feeling isn’t really based on anything. If there’s any news I’ll share it with you.
Labyad’s contract ceased exactly three years after the date he joined PSV, meaning before 2012-07-01, since he signed it still as an underaged player (<18 yr old). Any other contract, automatic extension, clause or whatever after these three years without Labyad’s signature is revoked/invalid under FIFA rules. And that’s exactly what FIFA will tell PSV if they complain.
No, I have no idea. I’m afraid only the PSV management and Labyad know.
Really??? Who??
Zakaria Labyrat.
Yes, and after that contract ceased, by not sending that written notice, Labyad agreed on extending the contract with one year. This was not a clause in his contract which would indeed be invalid because of FIFA’s underage players rule.
Marcel Brands, our Director of football, gave a short reaction in a local newspaper. He said that they want to keep discussing a transfer fee with Sporting instead of going to court for now and that they still won’t release Labyad (so he won’t be eligible to play for Sporting). They just want this solved as quickly as possible. He also said that PSV will respect the contract Labyad has with them and therefore keep paying his salary.
Smart lad, that Labyad, he now gets paid by two teams.
Hmm, I haven’t heard this, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s not true of course. In this note, are they referring to the 2 year extension clause or the 1 year new contract?
Oh, I’m just joking, I’m sure you guys can handle it!
And look, it is his nickname after all: http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zakaria_Labyad (on the right side, ‘Bijnaam’ means ‘Nickname’
Let me put this in another way: FIFA rules imply that once three years of a contract signed by un underaged go by the player status changes to “free player” in any circumstance.
Otherwise you could have this clause of automatic extension (oh yes, it is a clause) for 10 years or whatever period one wanted to and that would of course go against the intentions of FIFA to limit the contracts to 3yr max since the first moment it was signed…
So PSV will lose if they complain to FIFA, their interpretation of the law is actually laughable.
Is this case going to be presented to FIFA or any other part of the football structure so there will be a full knowledge of what’s on the table? And how much exactly do the PSV board want to let this case go?
Yes, Brands is our director of football. This was in the Dutch media as well and if this is true then this case is closed and Labyad is eligible to play for Sporting. But the same day, there was also a message from Brands in the Dutch press and he said PSV aren’t planning to present this case to the FIFA but hope to come to an agreement about a transfer fee with Sporting as soon as possible. So apparently, PSV are still convinced that Labyad’s contract is valid. After this, there hasn’t been any news, so I guess we just have to wait again. I’m not sure how much PSV want for Labyad, but given the situation (PSV don’t want him back, only one year remaining on his contract), it can’t be much. In Dutch media it was mentioned that Benfica also made an offer for him. I can’t remember how much this was exactly, but it was around 5 or 6 million euros. Now, PSV might settle for somewhere between 2 and 3 million, but this is just my guess.
Of course that thought (that PSV (know they) are wrong) crossed my mind too. As I mentioned before, I doubt the reason is to look good for the supporters. The supporters hardly talk about the (current) board regarding this matter. They’re just furious at Labyad, he drew all the attention away from the board. But yes, it might be their last attempt at getting a transfer fee even though they know they are wrong. And maybe they’re right and they really want this solved as soon as possible without the hassle of going to the FIFA. I honestly don’t know who/what to believe anymore.
That sounds familiar! :mrgreen: All national media in the Netherlands are based in the north of the country and we, down south, are all just a bunch of hillbillies. That’s how we got our nickname ‘Boeren’ (farmers) too. It was meant as an insult from the supporters of rival clubs based in the north and after a while the PSV supporters just adopted it as a nickname.
there was a notification letter before May 15th (when PSV said there wasn’t)
PSV didn’t complained to FIFA (when they said they did)
To me this indicates PSV has been bluffing all along.
I don’t know if legally Sporting has to pay anything to PSV, but it would be fair to pay the formation rights, so an agreement between both clubs seems reasonable.
That is definately not a fact! It could easily be another one of Labyad’s many lies.
As for your second fact; that’s true, but they can still do that if the outcome of meeting with the Sporting directors isn’t satisfactory. PSV didn’t say they won’t go to the FIFA at all, only that they prefer to solve this without them.
This surely sheds some light on this matter. PSV won’t present the case to FIFA because they know it won’t stand a chance according to FIFA rules.
So it’s up to PSV to present it to the dutch court of law and hope that they acknowledge PSV rights (which will be fun to watch, as it seems PSV received a letter from the player’s agent 6 months prior to the end of contract and PSV still waited for the 15th of May to demand the automatic extension… even if this letter never existed, it will be interesting to see a national court ruling against FIFA… let me get my popcorn ;D).
(Although I find it hard to believe that Labyad’s lawyer could lie about something that can be so easily proved. If the letter exists, it will be easy to prove that it was delivered.)
We’ve got a fine selection of players you can take from us as compensation for all this grief, all fine players that will take PSV to glory, please take these into consideration so we can come to an agreement:
Pongolle - Fast and incisive Striker Bojinov - Such an amazing career so far, you can’t go wrong with him Luís Aguiar - Dynamo box-to-box midfielder capable of playing in all positions (DM, CM, AM) with an amazing tactical discipline. Evaldo - Amazing left-back with pace and strength, scores loads of goals Leandro Grimi - Left-back with a strong left foot, capable of crossing from over 70M away from the box Rodriguez - Robust and intelligent centre back
You can chose any… Or take them all, to be honest, I think it would be fair
True, it is very easy to prove and that’s why I tend to believe PSV’s side of the story. I mean: it’s so easy to prove, so why haven’t they? Just show the receipt and this is all over. They’ve had the time to do that since May 16th, the day that Mr. Brands announced that Labyad forgot to do this. So, again: why haven’t they?
Haha. I heard that Labyad’s father used to be a garbage collector (this is true), maybe he can arrange something for you.
But, there actually has been talk that PSV would like to trade Santiago Arias to settle this matter since we really need a right back. Is he just as good as the amazing players you listed above?
