Non-Juve Transfer news (official or rumors) (49 Viewers)

[JuveJay]

For a mid-table player what do years in a top league with half the money mean against a few in Dubai with twice as much? If you're a starter then I don't see what there is to lose.

If you want to be a team player at a top side and sacrifice being a starter (Peluso, Padoin etc) then that is different, you're looking for medals and your name in the books ahead of numbers in your bank balance.

 

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[Salvo]

Maxi Lopez to Dubai.

Quick question, if you were a footballer, with average talent, wouldn't you go to Dubai early in your career? I mean you get paid good, no taxes, great weather and living a lavish life.

I hated Dubai so no.

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I would prefer to earn a comfortable living in Italy or Spain.

 

[Bianconero_Aus]

Maxi Lopez to Dubai.

Quick question, if you were a footballer, with average talent, wouldn't you go to Dubai early in your career? I mean you get paid good, no taxes, great weather and living a lavish life.

No.

 

[IrishZebra]

I'd certainly chose 10,000 a week in Valenica over 20,000 a week in the shitty UK. Dubai I'd say yes, because the quality of life would be very similar.

 

[Fred]

Maxi Lopez to Dubai.

Quick question, if you were a footballer, with average talent, wouldn't you go to Dubai early in your career? I mean you get paid good, no taxes, great weather and living a lavish life.

Everything is true there except the great weather

Dubai is amazing, would not swap the UAE for any other country in the world

 

[IrishZebra]

Everything is true there except the great weather

Dubai is amazing, would not swap the UAE for any other country in the world

You sure about that chief?

 

[Fred]

You sure about that chief?

Haha, you know how to get me man, you could probably even convince me to sleep with you

 

[Dostoevsky]

Any child can do that.

 

[Cuti]

I've had this discussion with my friends before, and it's very simple...football is a job, a job you do for around 10 years at the highest level, so in those ten years, you must earn enough to sustain yourself for the future. One can argue that earning 2 million a year for ten years is more than enough to live comfortably, BUT if you had the chance to earn either 4 million a year with Club A or 12 million a year with Club B, (keeping in mind this is the person's job) I think that this is simple.

If the difference is negligible, say earning 6 million a year in Germany or earning 7 million a year in Zimbabwe, I would naturally choose Germany, however if the choice was between earning 7 million a year in England or earning 20 million a year in Siberia, you can bet your life i'd go to Siberia.

I'm stating this from a neutral point of view, i.e. no bias, if I were a player, and was offered 5 million from Juve or 10 million from Inter, I would honestly choose Juve, but that's because I'm a fan and it would be an honour to play for them! If I had no ties to any club, I'd go for the highest money, though would consider the difference in the figures together with the place before making my final decision

 

[Mr Chocolate]

Maxi Lopez to Dubai.

Quick question, if you were a footballer, with average talent, wouldn't you go to Dubai early in your career? I mean you get paid good, no taxes, great weather and living a lavish life.

No, I would soak up as much of the top leagues in the world while I can, play for mid table serie a teams till im in mid 30's then play last few season in Dubai to get some cash

 

[Fred]

I've had this discussion with my friends before, and it's very simple...football is a job, a job you do for around 10 years at the highest level, so in those ten years, you must earn enough to sustain yourself for the future. One can argue that earning 2 million a year for ten years is more than enough to live comfortably, BUT if you had the chance to earn either 4 million a year with Club A or 12 million a year with Club B, (keeping in mind this is the person's job) I think that this is simple.

If the difference is negligible, say earning 6 million a year in Germany or earning 7 million a year in Zimbabwe, I would naturally choose Germany, however if the choice was between earning 7 million a year in England or earning 20 million a year in Siberia, you can bet your life i'd go to Siberia.

I'm stating this from a neutral point of view, i.e. no bias, if I were a player, and was offered 5 million from Juve or 10 million from Inter, I would honestly choose Juve, but that's because I'm a fan and it would be an honour to play for them! If I had no ties to any club, I'd go for the highest money, though would consider the difference in the figures together with the place before making my final decision

You say that because you havent been put in such a situation, if i were given 10m by United or Tottenham and 5 M by le arse, i know where i'm going

 

[JuveJay]

Tottenham.

 

[Fred]

Tottenham.

yup would even do an "adebayor" if it meant advancing my career bro

 

[JuveJay]

Who is this imposter and what have you done with the butt of our transfer jokes?

 

[Cuti]

You say that because you havent been put in such a situation, if i were given 10m by United or Tottenham and 5 M by le arse, i know where i'm going

fair enough, but the love i'd get from retards on forums like this would be enough...till someone criticizes me, then i'd go sheik in mafia on his ass, a.k.a. FULL RETARD a.k.a. badass mode

 

[Badass J Elkann]

just cuti mode will do

 

[Vinny Del Pogba]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23602755

Barca bid for Luiz...

 

[Gian]

I hated Dubai so no.

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I would prefer to earn a comfortable living in Italy or Spain.

Playing in Dubai wouldn't rule out living in Italy or Spain later in your life; you'll have more cash and probably live a richer life.

I've had this discussion with my friends before, and it's very simple...football is a job, a job you do for around 10 years at the highest level, so in those ten years, you must earn enough to sustain yourself for the future. One can argue that earning 2 million a year for ten years is more than enough to live comfortably, BUT if you had the chance to earn either 4 million a year with Club A or 12 million a year with Club B, (keeping in mind this is the person's job) I think that this is simple.

If the difference is negligible, say earning 6 million a year in Germany or earning 7 million a year in Zimbabwe, I would naturally choose Germany, however if the choice was between earning 7 million a year in England or earning 20 million a year in Siberia, you can bet your life i'd go to Siberia.

I'm stating this from a neutral point of view, i.e. no bias, if I were a player, and was offered 5 million from Juve or 10 million from Inter, I would honestly choose Juve, but that's because I'm a fan and it would be an honour to play for them! If I had no ties to any club, I'd go for the highest money, though would consider the difference in the figures together with the place before making my final decision

I agree with everything you said but I'd like to add that playing in Dubai probably isn't merely because of the money. The club you'll play for probably has passionate fans too and the fame will be no less; models would like to date and fuck you and you'll be treated a king in every public place you'll be.

People criticised Falcao moving to Monaco but the way I see it: he gets to live in friggin' Monaco, driving beautiful cars, fucking models 24/7 and making a shit load of cash. Who wouldn't want that?

 

[Suns]

Take Swedish player Wilhelmsson for example who was playing around in Europe(Nantes, Deportivo.. teams like that) and then decided to go to Saudi and make shitloads of money. He went there back in 2008 when he was 29 and he's still there. He has learned to love life over there and made a lot more than the initial 10m euro he got when signing for his Saudi team in the first contract. Now he's in the UAE.

Unless you have a shot at the big clubs, there is no need to play for middle teams in Italy or Spain when you're barely making over 1m a year when a team in the UAE(not Dagestan or some strange place like that) can offer you around 5m a year. And I'm assuming the life in the UAE for a rich family is very good.

 

[pitbull]

depends on what you're looking for in life. most people who play footie do it because they love to do it not because they need to make money, at least that's how they start out.
I also don't get the idea that you need to make enough money for your whole life during your career, not all athletes sit on their thumbs from 35 onwards.