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Transfers Summer Transfer Thread 2023! - Closed (Maybe)

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r-u-s-x said:
I agree with all that, I was only speaking about true cost of a transfer, haaland is a special case due to the way he set up his contract. Mbappe would be the same
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Sure, though in some sense it's not that special of a case. An extreme case perhaps, but agents fees and the like are part of normal transfers too.

Net spend is a useful look at how a club is navigating the transfer market. But it doesn't correlate with success very well at all, unlike overall player expenditures.
 
Spurs_in_Pune said:
Idk, the majority had no problems with Qatar and will have no problems with Saudi, let alone have issues with Fifa's ethics
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No problems? The whole process saw people face criminal charges and a swathe of FIFA sackings.

Infantino did a smooth-over job after the shit storm, but as far as the bidding process goes; as I already said, they couldn't pull that stunt twice in such quick succession.
 
FightingIllini said:
Sure, though in some sense it's not that special of a case. An extreme case perhaps, but agents fees and the like are part of normal transfers too.

Net spend is a useful look at how a club is navigating the transfer market. But it doesn't correlate with success very well at all, unlike overall player expenditures.
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It's special in its extemeness, only a few players have the ability to negotiate a clause so much lower than their true value. Dictate the terms.

Net spend is useful but in some extreme circumstances it makes sense to put the known value of the transfer to get it's full usefulness
 
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