Exactly. It wouldn't be a smart move to buy Quag, and not Matri at this point. If the management really wants to keep Quag, they need to try to negotiate another loan deal.
Which is very much impossible because they want their first payment should we sign outright. To come in and say we'll, how about another loan plus buy option... is pretty much trying to get a free lunch.
True. But we can't afford to continue throwing capital away on loans.
This would be akin to signing a 12-month auto lease for a Beamer, then signing another 12-month lease only to eventually buy the same car. It just doesn't make any sense.
How long does he have left on his Napoli contract, 2 more years? It basically becomes a regular signing in installments, if you end up paying large loan fees.
But Napoli isn't going to want to fool around with this considering he's already 28 and there would be nothing in writing that says we have to sign him. And I don't blame them.