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Premier League deal shows what A-League is missing – The World Game
Aston Villa broke their transfer record this week, paying around $50 million to Championship side Brentford for striker Ollie Watkins. It was a deal that shows how expensive English talent is, even those who have never played in the top tier before.
For Australian clubs, it was a deal more noteworthy for two other things however.
It marks another success for the Brentford model of buying low and selling high.
It also shows the value of sell-on clauses. Both should be of interest.
Clauses in contracts that are triggered in the future can almost go unnoticed. The fact that Barcelona had to pay almost $10 million to Liverpool after Philippe Coutinho won the UEFA Champions League with Bayern Munich was a source of much amusement especially a…
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