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Just like transfer fees, wages have also been inflated and essentially reclassified. 100k is probably par for the course now and means as much as 50k did 10 years ago. Don't forget the players are also well aware of our new sponsorship deals and increased revenue stream, of course they're going to want a slice of it.Quote:
Originally Posted by selassie
It's up to the club to strike up a balance between prudence and just going with the flow.
Sagna's well worth the £100k, if you ask me - the fact that he's the best player in his position in the league should be enough on its own to guarantee him big boy wages, but when you consider that he can also play as a CB to very high standard (and won't complain about being 3rd or 4th choice in that area) then it looks like a pretty good deal for all...
Zabaleta is better tbh.Quote:
Originally Posted by I am invisible
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Originally Posted by Marc Overmars
One of our best and most consistent performers this season, and that goes for pretty much every season apart from the double leg break one.
Furthermore, he's a two-for-one. Three-for-one if you count his little stint at LB. Without that, or a Song, someone who can fill in for a game or two, you can't run 3 CBs without a pretty big risk.
I just think he's decided it's time for one last move. And you couldn't begrudge him that, he's been loyal and on the pitch he gives you everything.
That leaves us needing to replace. 14-15 with Jenks+Bellerin? Not for me.
Fortunately, despite their importance in the modern game, fullback is probably the cheapest position to recruit. Provided you're not bidding for Lahm or Dani Alves or buying from a rival Premiership club, you should be able to get pretty good value.
I'd rather he stayed but hey, shit happen.
Even if he is, you're still still talking in the top two in his position...Quote:
Originally Posted by Marc Overmars
Dont bother! :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Blink 1nce Quince 2wice
He thinks Kim Kallstrom was the right player to get in the Jan transfer window and that Bendtner (yes, you heard right- Bendtner) is a better player than Berbatov! :haha:
http://www1.skysports.com/football/n...rn-munich-move
45 million Euro is a bit steep isn't it? :coffee:Quote:
"I extended my contract because I feel fine here and the long-term deal shows the appreciation and popularity I enjoy at Schalke.
"It's no secret that I have a get-out clause in the contract and so from year to year, the possibility exists, at least to think about what is best for my development.
"Of course, the clause leaves a lot of room for speculation, but it is also good for both sides.
"It's good for Schalke because the club does not have to let go of me on the cheap and, in their worst-case scenario, they would still get a lot of money for me.
"And for me it's good because I can make my own decision if a club decides to pay 45 million euros for me and I want a new challenge."
I was more interested in the bit before;
"Look at what happened with Manuel Neuer. He was 100 per cent convinced that he would never join FC Bayern but, after having played as a pro for five years, time made him change his opinion.
"I also can't say what I will think in five or six or maybe even 10 years.
"And when you rule something out entirely and you end up playing where most people don't want you to be, the outcry is huge."
The young midfielder is as yet undecided where his future lies but believes the exit clause in his contract is a win-win situation for both himself and Schalke.
Although it's hardly a surprise he is open minded to Bayern.....
I think people is misunderstanding my "then he can just fuck off", if he is holding us for ransom, talking with the silly money clubs and wants us to compete with them and doesnt have any problem leaving the club he has stayed at for 7 years for 10k extra in his already filled bank account, then he's worth nothing to me and i'll stick to my "fuck off". Just because we gave Poldi or Giroud wrong contracts and there are criminals in other clubs paying out silly money, doesnt mean we should give everybody 100k+ contracts. Sagna is 31 and his form is only going one way from now on and thats down, in a perfect scenario we would keep him over the next couple of years alongside a new exciting young back (im not sure i believe in Jenkinson tho').
I'm sticking to my believe that Sagna's biggest plus is his deffensive stats and that i'd rather want a fullback/wingback who's better offensively, just like Barca and Bayern are doing, to whoever said "LOOOL WHO DOES THAT!?" (BOBN for example) and to Fakeyank, yes i still believe Kim Kallstrom at the time was the best we could get in, taking in all considerations and yes it was a gamble, but you know who else agrees with me? Arsene Wenger, one of the greatest managers in the world and yes i do also still believe that Bendtner is atleast as good as Berbatov at this stage of his career and it would have been retarded getting him in, he cant even get playing time for Monaco, despite them playing with 2 strikers and their only good striker injuried :)