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Originally Posted by TheDaddy
Can anyone tell me what the difference is between courtois predicament and mascerano's all those years ago that got the hammers a thirty million pound fine, the only difference I can see is that Chelsea have direct influence over a player to stop him playing against them, worse imo than mascerano and tevez.
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Because Mascherano was not owned solely by the club, he was owned in part by a third party. Chelsea loaned Courtois out because he was never going to get Cech out of the number 1 spot. Hence why they are now worried about him playing against them in Europe. Personally, if it is like the Lua Lua situation a while ago (where Newcastle failed to put a clause in saying he could not play against them, he did and scored the winning goal) then Chelsea have no right to demand money for Courtois to play against them. They messed the loan agreement up, so they must pay the consequences.