I've calculated 21 MIL in and 48 MIL out
So currently they've spent less than half.
So currently they've spent less than half.
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It's the best move for both parties. We don't have to splash out €9 million on wages a year for him and Sevilla get a decent striker for free with a high wage.
Not many teams could afford his wages and a transfer fee on top of that. We were desperate to offload him and it showed when we allowed him to leave for free.
Not many teams could afford his wages and a transfer fee on top of that. We were desperate to offload him and it showed when we allowed him to leave for free.
So tell me, I know that releasing Llorente is great but there is just one thing I want to understand thoroughly. If releasing him made us benefit that much from his wages, why don't we count his wages the past two season as a loss? I know I am missing something here but soon someone will overwhelm me as to that genius move from Marotta.
The thing is no one is calling Marotta a genius for the Llorente "saga". He's neither a genius or a loser. He signed a player for free to do a job for 4.5M. He did that job and earned his wages at least in the first year. The second year he started to decline. He's not worth those wages anymore so we are not paying him those wages anymore. In the meantime, we won 2 titles and he actually really helped in at least 1 of those titles.
You're setting yourself up for a massive disappointment for when we sell Pogba, which will likely happen within 2 years, in a best case scenario, and one, in a worst case scenario. And once again, you're underestimating the leverage clubs have over players with whom they have contractual obligations with. Ronaldo wanted to move to Madrid a year earlier than when he eventually did, if you remember, but the club held on and sold him a year later when they bought time to prepare for it. In the same manner, a club would always treat a player like a commodity if they got the price they deem fit irrespective of his will. Even with Vidal, Marotta himself said that the player was happy to remain. Surely, the club had a say in this deal. Just like they would in any other deal.
Only difference being if he wasn't free he had a value. Regardless of him coming to us for free meant he had a value. For example let's say someone wanted him last season what was his value? How much as a fan would you value him? Take the wages out of the picture.
Another thing.. ok wages so 4.5 mil. We were always going to have a striker in that position for sake being he will have 2 mil. Which means we are over paying 2.5 as someone has to take his place.
Now going back I understand reasons but then it all comes down to what was the whole zaza saga about?
Another thing.. ok wages so 4.5 mil. We were always going to have a striker in that position for sake being he will have 2 mil. Which means we are over paying 2.5 as someone has to take his place.
Now going back I understand reasons but then it all comes down to what was the whole zaza saga about?
Assuming we got an offer in excess of 120m, I'd believe that we would most likely agree to sell him irrespective of his will. Would I agree with it? Absolutely not. But the club is run like a business, and profit is a huge consideration in this scenario, as is the ability to be a self sustaining entity, and the club would think along the lines. Similar to Bayern, who aren't exactly hot on Goetze, but would not want to undersell him at the same time. If a suitable offer arrives he would be sold, again, irrespective of his will.
