It’s a matter of whether we will do it before Pep leaves or after he leaves. A matter of time. And if the club is already considering he might leave after the current contract...
we can do it ONCE. and he's worth doing it once. we have to clear out a whole window for him and not think about anything else. we won't do it for any player, but I think it's a calculated risk to go big once.But all our rivals will do so. It essentially means we can't access the elite calibre of players.
we can do it ONCE. and he's worth doing it once. we have to clear out a whole window for him and not think about anything else. we won't do it for any player, but I think it's a calculated risk to go big once.
Pep has often stessed the importance of a happy squad.This happy squad thing is a myth in most occasions. I’m not directing this at you btw. But if you bring a player like Haaland, it is to score many more goals than the rest of your players and to win some matches on those goals. If that is happening, he can be making a lot more than the rest, it won’t be a problem. We brought Grealish already earning more than any of our players but Kevin. We had that trash who is in jail making more than many players who contributed a lot more and even then you didn’t hear discontent. The source of problems is usually when you have players doing nothing and getting a lot of money. Players can’t have childish behavior sometimes, but to think they’re all going to act as a jealous and spoiled collective, it’s silly.
For a player like Haaland, we wouldn’t be prohibited by wages that Chelsea and United can afford too, for instance.
We could just continue to build elite calibre teams without buying big name players, as our record over the last 10 years proves.But all our rivals will do so. It essentially means we can't access the elite calibre of players.
Think of the financial cesspool Real, Barca and the big name Italian clubs are mired in because they decided they "have to" buy superstars. Fantasy financial planning. I think our owner is smart enough to do what we need to do, buy quality, not headline grabbers.We kinda have to or we accept not being at the top of the football ecosystem. We can't keep missing out on the superstars
Its not a myth at all.This happy squad thing is a myth in most occasions. I’m not directing this at you btw. But if you bring a player like Haaland, it is to score many more goals than the rest of your players and to win some matches on those goals. If that is happening, he can be making a lot more than the rest, it won’t be a problem. We brought Grealish already earning more than any of our players but Kevin. We had that trash who is in jail making more than many players who contributed a lot more and even then you didn’t hear discontent. The source of problems is usually when you have players doing nothing and getting a lot of money. Players can’t have childish behavior sometimes, but to think they’re all going to act as a jealous and spoiled collective, it’s silly.
For a player like Haaland, we wouldn’t be prohibited by wages that Chelsea and United can afford too, for instance.
If you think we are paying Raiola €50m you are living in fantasy land.The thing about Haaland is, while they'll be insane competition for him, we're the only top European side that actually needs him. All our rivals both domestically and abroad have a player who can score 30+. We do not. If our rivals can sign Haaland as a luxury while we can't sign him despite actually needing him, we just look feeble.
We could just continue to build elite calibre teams without buying big name players, as our record over the last 10 years proves.
It's not because they have bought superstars, they've just not had the ability to surround them with quality. Financially, they're struggling but not because they've bought superstars.Think of the financial cesspool Real, Barca and the big name Italian clubs are mired in because they decided they "have to" buy superstars. Fantasy financial planning. I think our owner is smart enough to do what we need to do, buy quality, not headline grabbers.
If we can't sign the most sought after player in the position that we need while another European giant can sign Haaland as a luxury, we accept our place as below them in the football ecosystem. Being principled is a great stance to have but our rivals are not and are prepared to go further than us and it's an inevitability we will fall behind.If you think we are paying Raiola €50m you are living in fantasy land.
Haaland is not getting done for this reason.