I've never got the "He's a greedy ****" argument. If anyone was offered that kind of money, they'd ****ing take it!
If I was already earning tens of thousands of pounds at a club I've just won the league with and have some bond with, I personally wouldn't up sticks and join a club like Arsenal just for the money. Sure, I'd agree to an improved contract at the club I was already playing for but not join Arsenal. Maybe that's just me but moving to another club just for more money is the literal definition of greed in my opinion.
It's all about perspective. If you got offered, for arguments sake twice what you earn now, it would have a massive impact on your life. If Vardy got offered twice as much (he won't but I'm stuck with my example) it'd literally make **** all difference to his life. He's with a team that works, he's a champion, he's in Champions League and playing for England. He's already on mental wages and gets a lot of extras. What more could he want? Footballers claim they do it for the love of the game. Why swap to a team that will win **** all, where he's not worshipped, where he'll have loads of pressure and in no time will be blamed for their lack of success just for a few quid more (relatively)?
Seriously? If say to Leicester - give me a job once this has all blown over. Continue to pay me enough to live on for the rest of my life... Then I'd sign for Arsenal.
If ever there was a situation where money shouldn't be the dominant factor in a career decision, it's one in which the lower pay packet is £3-4m a year. He's minted either way - he can afford to weigh up other factors.
Vardy to Arsenal doing what all so called big teams do to smaller teams, buy the player most valuable to that team to weaken them, so everything back to normal put the small teams back in the cage.
Maybe not now but what about in 20 years, when he's retired and living off his savings? When he's forty odd it might be the difference between getting a job in the real world and playing golf. That said the majority (about 60%) of ex-PL players go bankrupt not mater what they bloody earn. In footballing terms it's probably not a good move/fit.
I dont see anything wrong by taking money into account for a footballer. The problem is that Leicester play to Vardy's abilities and Arsenal's build ups seem too slow a lot of the time. That could change but will it?
Vardy won't be able to maintain his pace for more than a couple of years, so good business for Leicester. Claudio had confirmed to the Italian press that it is happening and there are reports of a medical today. Sauce: BBC Gossip
Stay at Leicester. 100k a week, playing with the team that I won the league with, and leading the line for them in the CL, in a group where you have a better chance of getting through than Arsenal's, it'd be no question for me.
It's an extra 50k a week, it's not like it's tripling his wage, or raising it by 100k or anything like that. With bonuses he'd probably make the same at Leicester, considering he won't start every game for Arsenal.
Arsenal don't pay ridiculous wages typically, compared with other big clubs, and whilst I'm sure they'll increase his wages hes on around70k a year as it is so I don't think money is the defining factor. I cant see Leicester repeating next year and finishing 2nd to 4th is prettyuch guaranteed at arsenal. Still bloody strange as I can't see them playing to his strengths and I don't see it being a good move for arsenal
Vardy's new deal was widely reported as being £80k a week, including by Sky, who don't normally put a number on these things unless they're fairly confident it's accurate. Most sites are claiming the Arsenal deal is £120k a week and a 50% payrise is significant, whatever level you're at. As has been mentioned already, it seems an odd choice for Arsenal, I'm sure he'd do well for them, but they don't really play a system that suits his game.
He received a bonus for winning the league which took it up to 100k, or at least that's what was reported.
Possibly so. Maybe he'll go to a casino and let red or black decide, while he abuses some oriental type.
