For that money, would he be bothered? And if it isn't about the money, why go to a footballing backwater (in comparison to Europe or South America)? That probably sounds very harsh on Arabic football, and I apologise if I upset anyone. I didn't mean to. But he was a decent-ish footballer and could (should?) be playing at a higher level than that.Arshavin23 said:He's in his prime and should be going to Asia in the twilight of his career. Still, 47 million is an insane amount of money that he'd probably never see. The question is though, will he still have some semblance of a top-flight career when he finishes that contract?
It was about the money in the first place. I mean why did he leave his home country?jimharri said:For that money, would he be bothered? And if it isn't about the money, why go to a footballing backwater (in comparison to Europe or South America)? That probably sounds very harsh on Arabic football, and I apologise if I upset anyone. I didn't mean to. But he was a decent-ish footballer and could (should?) be playing at a higher level than that.Arshavin23 said:He's in his prime and should be going to Asia in the twilight of his career. Still, 47 million is an insane amount of money that he'd probably never see. The question is though, will he still have some semblance of a top-flight career when he finishes that contract?
He said Ghana was too hot and he wanted some fish and chipsAIQ88 said:It was about the money in the first place. I mean why did he leave his home country?jimharri said:For that money, would he be bothered? And if it isn't about the money, why go to a footballing backwater (in comparison to Europe or South America)? That probably sounds very harsh on Arabic football, and I apologise if I upset anyone. I didn't mean to. But he was a decent-ish footballer and could (should?) be playing at a higher level than that.Arshavin23 said:He's in his prime and should be going to Asia in the twilight of his career. Still, 47 million is an insane amount of money that he'd probably never see. The question is though, will he still have some semblance of a top-flight career when he finishes that contract?
BoyBlue_1985 said:He has joined Al Ain permanently
If he stays till the end of his contract he will have earned almost £47 million net
That is incredible money for a decent footballer