AC Milan are expected to part ways with Divock Origi this summer, with a move to Saudi Arabia looking likely. However, as a result of the Belgian’s early departure from the club, the Rossoneri will have to pay a penalty.
When Milan signed Origi from Liverpool on a free transfer, as highlighted by Calciomercato.com, they made use of the Growth Decree. This is a tax relief in Italy for wages, which the clubs can apply to players arriving from abroad.
Origi earns €4m per season net and without the Growth Decree, it would have cost Milan €7.4m gross per year. But thanks to the relief, the Rossoneri are ‘only’ paying €5.4m gross for the player in wages each year.
However, in order for the Growth Decree to be valid, the player in question must stay at the club for at least two years. Given that Origi has been at the club for just one year, Milan would have to pay back €2m as a sort of penalty.
Well then, get a Saudi team to pay up the nose for him and there you go. I don’t care for blood money from a dictatorship, but oh well.
Growth decree is a cancer for Serie A and the nazionale. Worst move for Serie A in its history.
Couldn’t agree more!
Comparable to when we signed Taribo West 😂
Disagree, but my mind is open – to me, it keeps Serie A clubs vaguely competitive in the marketplace and allows the league to attract players that it couldn’t do otherwise. What’s the issue with it?
I like your line of thought, @R. It relieves the financial strain by reducing on the taxes paid on player salaries, since it’s the clubs that foot the taxes. it gives clubs and players to more easily complete transactions, hence foreign players come and experience Serie A, Italian culture and encourages tourism of family and friends. I don’t think it’s that bad
We should never sign him.
Now he wants to stay to collect his fat paychecks. Meanwhile Pioli doesn’t even want to register him for the season because he’s useless. What a brilliant signing!
One if the dumbest signings we’ve made. Everybody and their dog knew how bad a goalscorer he was…
So… Should we all chip in to pay that penalty? It’d be worth it.