Wellington Phoenix fans; All Whites fullback and under-23 player of the year Callan Elliot on air with me shortly to explain why he and the club couldn't reach agreement on a contract extension and therefore why he's leaving.@NewstalkZB pic.twitter.com/wxQmljwDab
— Jason Pine (@pineynz) May 13, 2023
Callan basically said him and the club couldn't agree on the buyout clause and the 'Nix pulled their offer the day before the departures were announced. Also said he didn't sleep for four nights after the Adelaide game. Definitely sounded a bit unsure as to who his next club will be.
Kinda dumb from us to price out the buy out clause unless he wanted a ridiculous low number but I feel we were probs wanting 750k-1m and maybe he was after 400-500k? But even with a low buyout clause that could entice clubs to use it and with a sell on clause you could still end making a decent amount? Instead he’s leaving on a free so we get nothing and don’t get to have him for another season. Really makes no sense tbh
See how the narrative changes based on the numbers we make up?
I see your point but it’s not really a good one because you can safely assume any player would try negotiate a buy out that low, it would just be insulting to the club. Even with a buyout that low they’d probs add at least 20% sell on clause with it so even selling Elliot for 20k with a sell on is a much better deal than letting him go for free. It’s just poor business from the club unless they weren’t really that arsed about keeping him next season
Hyperbole champ.
Unless the full details are ever disclosed, no one will actually have any idea who was in the wrong. Everyone's just making up random facts and figures to suit their narrative.