http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/14361962.stm Interesting that he still says there's a chance something will happen, particularly given that SAF recently said we were "done negotiating". Does that imply that there's an offer on the table and he's considering it? Or will there be more negotiations now we're back from the tour? Or is it all just more hot air from a transfer rumour that could have sent Richard Branson to the Moon with the amount it's already generated? Football, bloody hell!
Yeah just read that article. To be honest getting sick of will he or won't he move saga. Feels like Cesc.
I can imagine it is a hard decision, he knows that the idea of playing for the best club in the Premier League is a good one, but will he be willing to drop his wages to provide that idea.
I know where you are coming from, but 250K or 2K, a pay cut is not a good thing. Depends how much Sneijder is willing to sacrifice though.
I don't think he would lose much money because his image rights are probably worth more at Utd than at Inter.
Reality is what has driven their wages so high. United earn almost £300 million a year, of which around £55 million goes on operating expenses excluding wages (rent, electricity, support staff wages, repairs, upkeep etc). Even with £45 million debt costs that still leaves £200 million. Players (and their agents) look at that and go "We're the main reason the club makes all that money, why shouldn't we get a big chunk of it?" The agents in particular drive it up - for a player that isn't looking for a move, all the agent will do is spend all their time looking at how much the club earns from gate receipts, shirt sales, success etc and trying to make a case for the player being paid an amount of the revenue they contribute to. It doesn't help that all the wages are virtually public knowledge as well so everyone wants to be paid "what they are worth" relative to the other players in the team. That's what really holds up the Sneijder deal - Rooney is currently the top earner on about £225k a week. If we pay Sneijder £250k a week then Rooney's agent will immediately want him to get an extra 10% on his pay packet to still be top earner, and all the other players' agents will also raise their pay expectations by 10% to keep the same level relative to the top earner. That could add another £10 million to the wage bill over the next couple of years.
A wage cap would only work if it was global because if it was only in England players would piss off elsewhere like the greedy leeches they are.
I think people are getting a bit strange here. Why won't sneijder take a pay cut? Why should he? He's at the peak of his career, probably not going to be able to get a better deal later on and, like all of us, probably loves money. The fact is we want him, not the other way around. As he says, he'd probably be happy at inter, living in milan. But, we want him and are willing to pay money for him to come to manchester. So, who can blame him for not wanting less money than he got in milan? It's not as if he's asking for a massive raise, he just doesn't want to earn less money.
They already do, thats why spain is better than england they pay less tax, therfore can be offered the nicer take home pay
