Without looking at the numbers it suggests that we don't think Fiorentina will take up he option and we won't be able to sell him.
If we did think Fiorentina would sign him, we would be happy for Arthur's book value to drop by as much as possible until next summer when Fiorentina would activate the option. That would mean we would maximise the gain in our accounts when we sell him. One year of smaller amortisation isn't that great if the gain is smaller when we sell.
Instead we are reducing how much his value drops in the accounts each season. So if we sold him next summer the gain would be less.
The tactic works best if we expect him to stay a while without being able to sell him, as the annual amortisation is lower. If we expect to sell him in the next year it isn't worth it. There is a reason we have done this tactic before with players we can't sell.
But if it is a 20m obligation that'd be great.
If we did think Fiorentina would sign him, we would be happy for Arthur's book value to drop by as much as possible until next summer when Fiorentina would activate the option. That would mean we would maximise the gain in our accounts when we sell him. One year of smaller amortisation isn't that great if the gain is smaller when we sell.
Instead we are reducing how much his value drops in the accounts each season. So if we sold him next summer the gain would be less.
The tactic works best if we expect him to stay a while without being able to sell him, as the annual amortisation is lower. If we expect to sell him in the next year it isn't worth it. There is a reason we have done this tactic before with players we can't sell.
But if it is a 20m obligation that'd be great.
