Agreed. Return home to Japan, sign for a top club, or stay. But, don't go to the arse end of football wilderness for the money my friend, it won't buy you happiness.
I agree to an extent, but there are levels to it. Setting up your family with £5m in the bank is different to setting them up with £10m/£20m. It is impossible to know what you would do unless you are presented with that situation. Going and playing in some obscure league for a **** load of cash for just a year or two is obviously appealing, look at how many players have done it in the past when presented with the opportunity. That being said I didn't realise Yoshida was 29, I thought he was older. He may want to play at a higher level for another year or two before pursuing that.
That's true and I understand how most dippy football players have their thick heads turned, but Maya is cut form a different cloth (I hope). At 29 he is at the peak condition for a football player, and could have so many good times over the next 3 or 4 years. Going to Saudi, playing in a bullshit league, just for a bit extra money. Madness. Every time a player does it I lose respect for them.
There are lots of variables we wouldn't know about as well of course. I remember reading an article about when Eto'o went to Russia and was the highest paid player in the world at the time (that team in yellow, Anzhi something) and he wasn't getting a penny of the 300+k a week he was being paid. It was all being sent to a foundation in Cameroon to help build the village/town he was from with houses/running water. These players are presented with very unique opportunities to earn vast sums of money and you would like to think that the majority would be helping lots of people out with the money. I wouldn't blame Yoshida if he chose that route, as I said before I have no idea what I would do if in that situation. Lets hope one day I somehow blag myself into a position to find out.
You mean this guy? Haha, he was worth 64m even back when he signed for Chelsea. But yeah, fair enough. I know a lot of them do stuff like that. Drogba springs to mind. I just consider it an insult to the billions of kids who would do anything to play football professionally, for someone to use a gift like that just to make more money. It's like, "oh sorry, you mean playing in the Premier League and the forthcoming World Cup for your country, as well as getting paid 40k per week isn't enough? - sure, I understand. Tough break, kiddo."
I'd rather he stayed but we need to get rid of a cb to bring in another top one even if we stay up as we currently have 4 so if Yoshi is happy and we are getting a good deal then I wish him all the best as much as it breaks my heart. Still only a rumour though but if it is true it should be confirmed in the 'upcoming days' or it's BS.
Can understand if he wants to go if we are relegated. But I'd like him to stay and sign a new deal. He's a good CB and is even better when he has another next to him who is a leader i.e. Van Dijk, Fonte.
I'd be gutted to loose Yoshie, even if we get relegated he would be top class in the Championship and play a major part in getting us back
https://www.101greatgoals.com/news/transfers/southampton-move-celtic-tom-rogic/ Talk of us being interested in Tom Rogic of Celtic. May still be scouting....after all life goes on....but everything depends on where we are next season.....and on who is manager (to a lesser extent).
I definitely want us to fight to keep him if we end up in championship. He would 100% be my choice for captain.
That Record Sport front page also says we’re still keen on Celtic's Moussa Dembele. Getting either of those would be nice, both would be brilliant.
There's a decent chance Arteta will be the next Arsenal manager, but if he's not, how does anyone feel about us giving him a go?
