For one the talk comes mostly from English speaking media. Nationalism at its worst: we are the richest, therefore people here get paid better. Eu is good4u and your buy-to-rent portfolio comes next. In Spain there are 2 teams that are bigger and better than those in England and there they pay royally too, but that's it. Most british-cultured fans barely believe Real M is better than Man U; Chelsea are tie with Barca in their eyes.
So when you read about a player in the Premier League being paid "£200,000 per week", such as Eden Hazard, that's a £10.4m annual salary (€13.5m), and his take home pay per week (excluding national insurance and other items such as pension etc) would be £110,000 p/w. Italian football sources would subsequently show this as a £5.7m (€7.4m) salary.
Depends what you mean by higher profile. Only someone like Alexis Sanchez would probably mean he's gone. If he doesnt have the mental fortitude to battle for a place against youngster like Keita (diff position anyway), Batshuayi or Lacazzette, then he's probably better off somewhere else.
So when you read about a player in the Premier League being paid "£200,000 per week", such as Eden Hazard, that's a £10.4m annual salary (€13.5m), and his take home pay per week (excluding national insurance and other items such as pension etc) would be £110,000 p/w. Italian football sources would subsequently show this as a £5.7m (€7.4m) salary.
Thanks, and is there a bearing on the fact that the UK's currency is pounds sterling and not the euro? Would it change anything from a tax break perspective, if it was?
Depends what you mean by higher profile. Only someone like Alexis Sanchez would probably mean he's gone. If he doesnt have the mental fortitude to battle for a place against youngster like Keita (diff position anyway), Batshuayi or Lacazzette, then he's probably better off somewhere else.
Simone Zaza, and not having mental fortitude? Guy asked for the number 10 when he moved here, played as last choice striker, returned with almost the best strike rate of all the strikers. How can we question his lack of fortitude?! I'm morning you thats not true.