Contract Negotiations II

"But what about the high release clause of 45 million euros?" Rico changed his target after realizing that he had lost the first battle.

"Don't you think it's a bit too much for a player receiving only 10000 euros weekly," Rico intoned, using Filipe's argument against him.

"... This is simply to secure the club's investment in Jason," Filipe said after a pause, not able to give a reasonable excuse as Rico's argument was correct.

The release clause was made to be high to make sure that Jason couldn't escape from the club easily without them gaining a lot from it if he ended up attracting a lot of offers and they had even planned to increase the release clause even further when Jason was renewing his contract with the club as long as he could prove to be a talented player.

"Investment?" Rico could not help blurting out.