You think Fiorentina offered more than us? Our wage bill is 20% larger than Fiorentina's. (Source: ESPN).You're right, Bidley. Players often take big pay cuts in order to fulfil their dreams of playing at a smaller club.
Let's not pretend that Real Madrid and Bayern were in for Berba. Jol & London swung it for us, I imagine that the wages were similar across all his offers.