different league, different risk lower fee, lower risk I’d love to know how players are actually selected for purchase. Stats, scouting reports, managers preference obviously but more about the investment criteria, Return of capital invested, DCF modelling etc etc…..it must happen.
klopp has let it be known he is worried about Saudis waiting til the window is shut and tapping up players like salah then their transfer deadline is 20th September so we could be in for a very very bumpy ride if players like salah choose to be low lifes
we’ve had misalignment with European leagues in the past. The difference is the money…..so why would they wait for our league to close? They’d have a better chance of getting their targets if the club have time to recruit a replacement.
Saudis are really messing up the Premier League. Multiple direct ( Newcastle) and indirect (Chelsea) involvement via Investment company, offloading players to Saudi from said clubs to make a mockery of FFP and they have the ability to destabilise their rivals by tapping up their players. This won’t end well and Premier League do nothing to stop it
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/f...fdc5d-4cac-4220-9c44-71515b82910a&ai=12361895 Talking of the Arabs, how the **** have Bayern made such a profit on him, considering we're not getting @ £10m of add-ons now? Little **** has dicked us, hasn't he?
not his fault though, is it. We sold him with a year of his contract left, hence his value was reduced. Our negotiators probably never contemplated a sell on clause.
There was no sell on clause but there was £7.5m in add ons that presumably were achievable that we have now lost out on. This Saudi involvement/interference is going to change the way contracts will be drawn up.
Putting aside the politics, ultimately it’s more money into football. My only concern is their ability to disrupt a team in favour of one they have ownership in.
Sold to Bayern for 27m plus add ins and Bayern sold him for 24m. Not sure that’s really making a profit
I wasn’t worried about the Chinese league, I’m not worried about the Saudi league, other than previously mentioned. What else should I be worried about?
Their increasing involvement could mean the end of football as we know it. Look at the takeover of golf.
Maybe there’ll be a power shift but football is not golf, it won’t be as easy unless Arab teams get entry to CL football or, more likely, the Arab owned teams across Europe form their own break away league, together with Barca, Madrid etc who still want that. Something is brewing…..
Have we signed anyone yet cause I am being an arse on the cricket bashing post and I need distracting !
Sheffield United, who are joining us in the league, are also half owned by Saudis. They are taking over.
Didn’t the prem change football? Suddenly English teams became so much richer than everyone else. Now there is a bigger shark in the ocean
