Summer mercato 2021

[porcho]

What's a re-buy option now. It basically means you borrowed a player, but at potentially smaller price. Does this re-buy thing have expiry date at least, or they could take him even if he becomes a 100 mil player in 5 years.

Always has an expiration date but depends what's negotiated. Sometimes it's based on time, sometimes based on games played. 

It always has an expiration (1-2 years). It would be similar to the Juventus-Morata deal. 

It's different then borrowing, because you own the player. But Real can come in within those next 2 years and buy him at a set price....which is always higher then what we paid.

So if we buy him for 25M....Real will likely have an option to buy him back a year later for 30M (example) and the 2nd year at 35M (the amount usually grows with time).

Also this. it's never a flat fee. it's always a growing fee. just less than if the player excels. From Real's point of view they've sold the player and brought in some $$$ but if he does well, they can get him back on the cheap. It's what we should be doing more of IMO. No point in sending off players like Colombo on loan to different clubs every year and not getting any continuity. Selling them off with a buy back means they get some consistent game time but we can buy them back on the cheap if they step up. If they don't then so be it. 
the alternative to a buy back is a high % of next sale. like the Pessina deal. Essentially meaning we get a discount if the player excels. 

I still remember that world class coach Giampaolo (Maldin's biggest error) who refused to play Theo Hernandez cause he didn't offer the same guarantees as RR..

On paper that wasn't too bad of an appointment but in practice turned out to be one of our worst coaching appointments in recent times. That saying something considering the contenders.