SebastianBlue
President, International Julian Alvarez Fan Club
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tolmie's hairdoo said:SebastianBlue said:blueinsa said:The lad needs sangria and paella, not a hollands pie and a pint of Holts.
I'm having paella as we speak...
City could create a paella pie.
Haha - paella pie - it's the future!
Before this turns into a transfer topic, I could see plenty of reasons why Neymar is wanted by City.
Take some of the responsibility away from Silva. Selling 100m Brazil shirts with his name on the back and our own Nike deal.
Ronaldinho to Paris/Ronaldo to PSV.
These guys always dip their toe somewhere. His transfer value and wages would be paid back within 12 months on a commercial basis from the Brazilian economy alone.
It's about brand recognition for Abu Dhabi.
I'm an economist, in fact, so I absolutely understand the initial gain. However, I try to temper my expectation with the potential effect of a failure in England. The first year would see very high commercial revenue... The next, if he flops, would be less so... And the third would be problematic for our books. I am cautious when assessing high-risk strategies, as many should have been recently. I look for sustainability and I worry this would be a flash-gain with unfortunate consequences both for revenue and team performance.