Why are you jumping to such absolutist descriptions of my thoughts on this? I don't think they're the same, I just think they're similar enough to some of our own dealings that it's worth bringing our dealings up again.
I think we'll find out a lot of things about Neymar's various transfers when he's long since retired and the people at UEFA, FIFA, Barca, Santos, and PSG who allowed the transfers to go ahead have either died or stepped away from the game, if you catch my drift. Mbappe's moves too, for that matter.Yeah. What Barcelona and Valencia did is not shady. It is smart accounting.
Shady is more like when Barcelona bought Neymar for 40 something M€ and it turned out the transfer was worth close to 90 M€ (and even then, the true value is unknown).
I don't agree but I think we'll just end up repeating ourselves.Yes but we didn't, and haven't, effectively trade 2 players.
We paid a loan fee and his wages.
The two scenarios are not close to being comparable
I don't think we did anything wrong, but it's a little convenient to flag the agreement made between Barcelona and Valencia to circumvent FFP as something inherently corrupt when we ourselves have engaged in similar dealings with clubs we've literally founded.
Well, Neymar transfer to PSG is simple : release clause paid. Same as lot of release clauses paid in Spain. You will get Rodri the same way very soon.I think we'll find out a lot of things about Neymar's various transfers when he's long since retired and the people at UEFA, FIFA, Barca, Santos, and PSG who allowed the transfers to go ahead have either died or stepped away from the game, if you catch my drift. Mbappe's moves too, for that matter.
Oh, absolutely, we've all seen it for what it is ever since we were taken over and FFP was hurried into the rule book. I don't think it was created to directly target us, but we were just a high profile and timely example of the kind of investment UEFA intended for FFP to stop, where one single person funnels their own money into a football club. We sneaked in just as the drawbridge was pulled up. We got lucky.I agree with the first part in as much as FFP is inherently corrupt and clubs shouldn't have to perform financial contortions to comply. So I wouldn't criticise PSG, Barca or anyone for failing to comply. What other clubs (legally) do to be successful is none of our business as ours is none of theirs. Where I draw the line is in a) people pretending that FFP is some sort of legitimate and well-meaning "law" b) the manifestly different application of those "laws" depending on who is breaching them and c) the contrasting ways such "breaches" are represented in the media.
I think you will find a lot of us disagree with you.Oh, absolutely, we've all seen it for what it is ever since we were taken over and FFP was hurried into the rule book. I don't think it was created to directly target us, but we were just a high profile and timely example of the kind of investment UEFA intended for FFP to stop, where one single person funnels their own money into a football club. We sneaked in just as the drawbridge was pulled up. We got lucky.
Totally different situations.I think you will find a lot of us disagree with you.
FFP was definitely brought it to stop us and other non “Old Boys” clubs from breaking up the cartel.
After AC Milan agreeing a one year ban, I honestly fear the worse and the Club might have to resort to legal proceedings.