Yes, but players know that Italy has high taxation, has for years, when they go to England it is a shock. I always remember how Arshavin flipped his lid when he thought he was going home with most of his £80,000 wages only to be told it was £40,000, then he asked for a pay rise In Russia it is more like 15%, or at least was.
If I was earning 400k a year post tax I'd have a smile on my face all day long.
Provided of course my money didn't go to some 17 year old mother of 2 that can't keep her legs closed and wants state money for her vaginal transgressions
I want 2m eur a year for myself and that's what interests me. Then the club counts how much it is in total when they add taxes and decide if they want me or not.
Overpaying and over-valuation of players seems to be a bad trend for this club. Of course we aren't the only ones who suffer from this but that doesn't mean we should continue the trend.