Neymar looks Set to Smash World Record Signing for PSG for £197 million ($253m)
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chromatic9
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That was my first wtf transfer fee moment.
La liga has no say in this. The contract and buyout clause is with the club.
A Serious Man
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Can't wait to see what kind of smear campaign the Spanish press pushes Neymar out the door with.
Maintenance
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You could create a bus and park it with that number of Freddos.
But then you would own Newcastle United. I would much rather have Neymar.
Why?
brokenbeans
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Spanish clubs love them.
Maintenance
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Not really. Gareth Bale was once the highest one, and even with those that I know understand a bit of football they go "who?" after all this time. People will talk about this for a few months, remember it when PSG wins / loses something and move on.
FFP was poorly designed and is in desperate need of reform. Massive loopholes left and right.
SkylineRKR
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FFP is nothing but a smokescreen. They give Neymar cash for being WC ambassador, he pays off his own contract. There are many ways to trick FFP.
I think they are required in Spain.
Yep. More people would remember Shearers (for example) transfer atleast here.
Mass_Pincup
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Neymar is a marketing juggernaut compared to Gareth Bale. Now excluding that, the transfer itself will make it relevant from years to come. Either the process is going to be unique or it's setting a new precedent.
Pretty sure they are mandatory in spain. And they have to be public too
Yup, I think it's gonna set a new precendent. Because of this move and Barca likely wanting to fill the gap left by Neymar they will have to go very far for a replacement. Like it wouldn't surprise me if this month we're gonna see another 150m+ move of someone like Dybala. And in turn that will probably lead to another big 100m+ transfer to Juve for example.
The market basically reached another cap this tranfer window and now we just wait for the first 500m+ transfer.
Hahahaha! That's absolutely amazing.
There are so few elite players, odds are you are not replacing Dybala with a comperable talent.
TheMagician
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The information from Marcotti is actually incorrect.
They said City's deal with Etihad was perfectly fine. It's probably actually undervalued at £40 million a year as it included shirt, stadium and overall campus with the training ground.
City were fined for overspending during a period before FFP was invented as the rules were back dated by around 3 seasons once they came into effect.
The PSG sponsorship was reduced by UEFA however.
Article on City finances
http://swissramble.blogspot.co.uk/2016/10/manchester-city-my-aim-is-true.html
SkylineRKR
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If Bale was worth 100m, then Neymar is easily worth twice that amount. This is how the market works, how idiotic it has become. Biggest Brazillian star, present at every WC, and a more versatile and talented player. Younger as well. He has more worldwide appeal by a mile.
Due to his age hes also worth more than Messi and CR.
Due to his age hes also worth more than Messi and CR.
Absolutely right.
RocknRola
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I get that, but at the same time if feels like a potential historic move (for him in particular). Remember when Figo moved from Barça to RM? This is a bit of distilled version of that. While he isn't moving to their arch nemesis, people in Barcelona are already branding him as a traitor. They will not forget this, at all. Much like they didn't forget the Figo move. And that's still a move well remembered in modern football.
Imagine now that he flops. It'll be remembered as a dumb move for the ages, potentially ruining his career.
Imagine now that he actually does well and wins, say, at least 1 CL for PSG and finally gets to fight for the Balon D'Or? It'll be remembered as ballsy move that worked well for him.
Also Neymar, I feel, is at a different level of worldwide popularity than Bale, so his actions might have a lot more repercussion amongst football fans. Though that could just be me, I have no real data or reasoning for this.
cartographer
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Somebody hide Phil's phone.
SkylineRKR
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He won't flop. Dive, but not flop, lol. He's very talented, he adapted rather quickly at the camp nou as well. A difficult squad to fit in, players like Zlatan didn't succeed.
He can break his ankle or something, but I think he'll do well at PSG. If they can make that jump to a CL win, not sure. RM and Barca are ridiculously constant in finals. Its no accident they never lost one for ages.
He can break his ankle or something, but I think he'll do well at PSG. If they can make that jump to a CL win, not sure. RM and Barca are ridiculously constant in finals. Its no accident they never lost one for ages.
Ditto. We are essentially talking about arguably the third best player on the planet. He is not Kyrie Irving for god's sake.
Gen.Grievous
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Absolutely disgusting. 222 million euros paid on the backs of slaves. Sadly nothing will change unless the UEFA get really tough on teams introducing salary and transfer caps.
cartographer
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True the answer to the moral issue of PSG's owners is to introduce measures to artificially cap the earning potential of players and establish a cartel that will funnel a larger share of the money to the owners.
This makes sense and I thought it through.
autumnleaf
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Er...
Again why should there be transfer caps? Soccer has never been about parity. You have a handful of mega clubs and within that realm a handful of them have this kind of spending power. Players are getting paid and that is how it should be.
he is talking about barca not psg
They have buy-out clauses in Spain (In comparison to release clauses in England) and they are mandatory for Spanish contracts. The player literally has to buy himself out from the contract, though in most cases, it's the buying club that fork up the money.
this. its almost as bad as going into the italian league...nah, its better than that at least.
Serie A seems to be on its way up. Milan and Inter should both be better this year. Plus Juve, Roma and Napoli.
Monochromaticx
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whos the arabic dude ?
His Majesty
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UEFA should fine PSG and kick them out of all European competitions or FFP is officially dead.
The President of the club, Al-Khelaïfi.
NekoFever
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Nasser Al-Khelaifi, PSG's chairman/CEO.
Opus Angelorum
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Depressing to think it will take me 25 years to earn what he will get in a single month.
SkylineRKR
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French League isn't bad. PSG, Monaco, OL, OM, Nice have good squads. Its behind PL, Bundesliga and La Liga. And it just lacks appeal. Serie A has more appeal as well and is improving lately.
But if you narrow it down to European clubs who can sign Neymar, then its probably RM, Chelsea, MU, MCity and PSG. Bayern I know is against these kind of transfers. England and RM probably weren't options for him. And i can onderstand him wanting to get out of Messi's shadow. He wants no. 10, free Kicks, penalties etc.
But if you narrow it down to European clubs who can sign Neymar, then its probably RM, Chelsea, MU, MCity and PSG. Bayern I know is against these kind of transfers. England and RM probably weren't options for him. And i can onderstand him wanting to get out of Messi's shadow. He wants no. 10, free Kicks, penalties etc.
DodgyGeezerFella
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WWE really is just anime for Murican's aint it ?
A few thoughts on this.
- Yes, the money is absurd. But if you look at the source, it makes sense. The way the game has evolved (at least the business/transfer side of things), now the richest of the rich are involved and to pry away a top 5 player in the game from a top 5 big club, this is the cost. It kinda makes a joke of the FFP.
- Neymar is gonna score buckets in Ligue 1. Like 40+ goals good.
- Can't wait for the inevitable PSG/Barca CL matchup.
- If someone like Lucas Moura is maybe no longer required at PSG, Mou needs to jump on that. He'd be a great addition as we lack proven wingers.
- And what's of most interest personally is who Barca buy now and the potential domino effect it has all over Europe. I'm sure they can buy both Dembele and Dybala with that money and still come out unscathed, perhaps even improved. Maybe they swoop for Mbappe and piss off their rivals? Gonna be an entertaining August till the window closes.
- Yes, the money is absurd. But if you look at the source, it makes sense. The way the game has evolved (at least the business/transfer side of things), now the richest of the rich are involved and to pry away a top 5 player in the game from a top 5 big club, this is the cost. It kinda makes a joke of the FFP.
- Neymar is gonna score buckets in Ligue 1. Like 40+ goals good.
- Can't wait for the inevitable PSG/Barca CL matchup.
- If someone like Lucas Moura is maybe no longer required at PSG, Mou needs to jump on that. He'd be a great addition as we lack proven wingers.
- And what's of most interest personally is who Barca buy now and the potential domino effect it has all over Europe. I'm sure they can buy both Dembele and Dybala with that money and still come out unscathed, perhaps even improved. Maybe they swoop for Mbappe and piss off their rivals? Gonna be an entertaining August till the window closes.