NipHolmes
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ravefromthegrave said:bluemanhatton said:Paulmcfc2703 said:Eto'o + £20 Million for Ibrahimovic
I stand corrected, but thats one. what about any before or since? They dont happen anywhere near as often as touted on here.
wasnt Milner a swap with Ireland going the other way? If i remember rightly
That's right.
Also didn't Arsenal try to do a deal with Alacantra and money for Fabregas?
It's the future now. Also good for keeping spending numbers down. If you spend 400mill and sell 350 with a net spend of 50mi its not a great deal but papers hype up the 400mill spend which then brings on critics. Liverpool suffered this. Turns out Kenny spent a net of 20 summat million but gets labelled with 110 mill.
Clubs prefer to offload a player at the same time because if not they are left with a surplus player waiting to be sold who commands wages. The players value may often lower then as clubs know you have a replacement.