Erling Haaland

[greasedupdeafguy]

Agreed. Also, for example, Ronaldo at £500k a week is probably bringing in similar in short sales and merch. Just guessing but I doubt Martial, Greenwood or even Fernandez practically pay for themselves in that way.

Clubs hardly earn anything from player shirt sales.

 

[King Jay]

Agreed. Also, for example, Ronaldo at £500k a week is probably bringing in similar in short sales and merch. Just guessing but I doubt Martial, Greenwood or even Fernandez practically pay for themselves in that way.

U really compare Ronaldo to Haaland ? It‘s obvious that a top 5 player of all time is gettin a different wage than the average top footballer. Haaland won’t pay for himself either.

 

[nmc]

Agreed. Also, for example, Ronaldo at £500k a week is probably bringing in similar in short sales and merch. Just guessing but I doubt Martial, Greenwood or even Fernandez practically pay for themselves in that way.

I have no idea about such things - but profits of £500,000 per week from replica shits must equate to circa 50,000 shirts per week - so that's 25 odd million shirts per year - i know there will be 25m Ronaldo Rag shirts but i'd always assumed 3/4 were fake - like Ronnie.

 

[Chi-town blues]

Clubs hardly earn anything from player shirt sales.

But short sale makes millions.

 

[edinburgh123]

Why do people assume that our players would all suddenly want parity with a new top earner, yet I don’t see anyone saying all the rag players now think they should earn what Ronaldo does, nor when they paid Sanchez about 500k a week.

Pretty sure Sanchez earning 500k was the catalyst for people like De Gae asking for and getting a significant pay rise. It doesn't matter a jot that on 150k a week you earn more than almost everyone in the world, if you earn less than the guy next to you and think you deserve parity or at least closer than the current gap is then you ask for more. And if it is ludicrous differences , then it creates disharmony amongst the team. Haaland earning more than KDB would create that. And then rising KDB to Haaland would then mean those on 60% of KDB are now on 30% of KDB.... and they want more etc etc

 

[Maly]

I have no idea about such things - but profits of £500,000 per week from replica shits must equate to circa 50,000 shirts per week - so that's 25 odd million shirts per year - i know there will be 25m Ronaldo Rag shirts but i'd always assumed 3/4 were fake - like Ronnie.

They sold circa 3m shirts per year for the past few years bud. Pretty shit that considering they have over 600m fans ;)

 

[itisrising]

Pretty sure Sanchez earning 500k was the catalyst for people like De Gae asking for and getting a significant pay rise. It doesn't matter a jot that on 150k a week you earn more than almost everyone in the world, if you earn less than the guy next to you and think you deserve parity or at least closer than the current gap is then you ask for more. And if it is ludicrous differences , then it creates disharmony amongst the team. Haaland earning more than KDB would create that. And then rising KDB to Haaland would then mean those on 60% of KDB are now on 30% of KDB.... and they want more etc etc

KDB has already signed a new deal though. Part of that risk is that somebody may one day get paid more than you. We've essentially tied down all our key players until 2026 and beyond, I don't think signing Haaland would create a situation that you saw at United

 

[hgblue]

The idea that an established pro like KDB, who's done the business week in week out for this football club for years, delivered trophy after trophy, and is recognised as the best in the world in his position, shouldn't give a shit if some promising youngster is brought in on higher wages than him is for the birds. This goes against the team ethic that this club has worked so hard to foster. If Haaland is motivated by money he needs to go elsewhere.

 

[itisrising]

The idea that an established pro like KDB, who's done the business week in week out for this football club for years, delivered trophy after trophy, and is recognised as the best in the world in his position, shouldn't give a shit if some promising youngster is brought in on higher wages than him is for the birds. This goes against the team ethic that this club has worked so hard to foster. If Haaland is motivated by money he needs to go elsewhere.

The issue is realistically KDB isn't a worry. He may or may not care but he's signed a deal until 2025 and no other team in world football would be willing to improve on his 400k a week. So he may feel he should earn more than Haaland but it wouldn't create a tangible issue in the side. I'm also sure plenty of players in our side feel they should be earning more in comparison to their teammates i.e. Dias making less than Stones, Foden making half of Grealish/Sterling's wage etc. But we've got our key players tied down to long contracts bar Sterling so it's a moot point imo.

 

[hgblue]

The issue is realistically KDB isn't a worry. He may or may not care but he's signed a deal until 2025 and no other team in world football would be willing to improve on his 400k a week. So he may feel he should earn more than Haaland but it wouldn't create a tangible issue in the side. I'm also sure plenty of players in our side feel they should be earning more in comparison to their teammates i.e. Dias making less than Stones, Foden making half of Grealish/Sterling's wage etc. But we've got our key players tied down to long contracts bar Sterling so it's a moot point imo.

You've signed a contract so tough shit? This doesn't sound like City to me.