Selective argument, Ibra and Pogba are bigger stars and names then Verratti, so its defenitely a bigger deal then you make it out to be. They got the players despite no CL and no stability, so yes it speaks alot to their appeal. Cant be denied, so why do it?
Yeah they wont be getting many ambitious stars that have better options, but they wont be down for long more probably, but more importantly money sooths over many doubts for most players.
I think they arent great examples.
Real starrs ought to be looking for a balance between sportive succes and cash.
Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern have significant appeal in this regard. Juventus very considerable altho we are lower on the wages. PSG has quite alot of appeal since worldclass team and can match any monetary offer.
If those 4 go for a player, the EPL is out of business
If juve goes for a player early and press on his importance, they'll get the player as it will convince over the monetary argument. Not over the the above 3, and on even floor with PSG.
(i'll leave out Athletico, cause honestly i dont know where to add them in this entire thing.)
Every player below that is chosing a club which is not a big contender for the CL. Yeah, you are playing in the CL, so you'll be getting fame and attention, but you arent competing
You can also get fame and attention by playing in the overly televised EPL, on fat ass contracts
These players, who arent in the sight of a CL contender, can be persuaded to join a rich EPL juggernaut regardless of whether its in CL or not.
Miki is a great example of this.
Zlatan was 35 and nobody would pay these wages. Silly Arsenal should actually have gotten him imo.
Pogba. We are gonna disagree Osman. Pogba in my eyes is a player who decided he wants to be a new Beckham. He wants to become a brand. Not a succesfull football player. Its a very strange and unique situation.
Remain at juve another year. Force the way to real madrid like a good zidane. Would make sense.
Pogba defied logic, went to a greatly inferior team with greatly superior cash and coverage, killing his chance to join the most superior team with the most superior cash and the shared most superior coverage.
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But my point is this
Players who arent in decline looking for the final big paycheck, will chose for a genuine CL contender first.
EPL has become so televised, that if you cant pick a CL contender, the difference between major EPL side out of CL and smaller side that is in CL, is actually not that significant. But earning 48000/week or 153000/week, is
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