Precisely, 500k can be an acquisition installement.
I know what you mean about the pattern, of turning an actual sale into a loan with an option to buy.
We had the intention to buy those players from the very beginning, but it doesnt seem to be the case, just look at sum they gave us, 500k, do they look like a team that already made the commitment to make a 13mil acquisition? I think not, there are still 1% of this to happen, esp if we accept a 6-8mil fee in the end, but at any case we cannot speak about a commitment, when it obviously an option.