Gone Bebe, Gone

[kingjulian]

Now it looks like an inverted loser...

 

[iseered]

Now it looks like an inverted loser...

Inverted loser = winner?

 

[King Binny]

Police in Portugal are planning to question Manchester United about the club's €9m (£7.2m) signing of the striker Bébé from the Portuguese club Vitória Guimarães, as part of their criminal investigation into the deal.

The judicial police national unit for combating corruption, part of the Justice Ministry based in Lisbon, is investigating the 11 August, 2010 transfer, by which United paid that fee for a player whose only competitive experience was a single season in the Portuguese third division.

Bébé's agent, appointed days before he moved to United, was Jorge Mendes, also agent to Cristiano Ronaldo, Nani and Anderson, who moved from Portuguese clubs to Old Trafford in previous seasons. Of the €9m United paid to Vitória for Bébé, Mendes was paid 40%, €3.6m (£2.89m). It was reported in Vitória's subsequent general meeting that Mendes's €3.6m comprised a 10% agent's commission, €900,000, and the further €2.7m because Mendes had also just acquired 30% of Bébé's "economic rights", part-ownership of the player.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/may/10/portugese-police-manchester-united-bebe-transfer

 

[doctor_mac]

Hmmmmm......

 

[FoxForceFive]

I reckon the money is in Fergie's dog's bank account.

 

[doctor_mac]

It looks very much like a payback/ retainer for a useful agent doesn't it?

 

[LeTallecWiz]

I reckon the money is in Fergie's dog's bank account.

Uuuh, Fergie only has cats mate.

 

[Rosco]

Bebe is rapidly becoming my favourite footballer.

I would have gone for Bebe, Bebe, Bebe as the title for this thread though

 

[Fabio]

Portuguese... Something valuable missing...

Should question him about maddie as well

 

[Woland]

Tell them Portugeezers I reckon Fergie's got Maddie too.

 

[the count]

It looks very much like a payback/ retainer for a useful agent doesn't it?

I think that was the gist of the article in the OP