Neymar and Man. United

[Pstotto]

Neymar is now a summer target for Man. U., where they plan to trigger a 200M € release clause and to offer him £450,000 a week.

When will the tipping point come before they stir a revolution? That's a lot of money also, to take out of the UK economy.

I blame the Spanish gov. and the state backing of Real Madrid for this, along with A.C. Milan and the money/fame hysteria they began (in my opinion.)

I dread to think of the anthropology behind all this.

[minnieclaret]

I'd look closer to home than Spain. Jack Walker buying the title from Fergie started the upward spiral, within the newly wealthy PL. The rest of Europe then had to chase. Since Abramovich wealthy foreign owners have skewed it even further.

[Pstotto]

I disagree, I think they just got in on the scene. It all started in the 80's with Hugo Sanchez and Ruud Gullit.

[Chester Perry]

I'd look closer to home than Spain. Jack Walker buying the title from Fergie started the upward spiral, within the newly wealthy PL. The rest of Europe then had to chase. Since Abramovich wealthy foreign owners have skewed it even further.

You will find AC Milan's signings of the Dutch trio showed Walker what to do - Van Basten, Rijkard and Gullit - awesome piece of business

[Pstotto]

... And now Chester, what now? THIS? 200 M for a footballer?

[Chester Perry]

... And now Chester, what now? THIS? 200 M for a footballer?

I think we are less than 10yrs away from the first £1billion pound player - All of Barcelona, Real Madrid and Man Utd believe they will be turning over that figure in the next 5 years - worlds gone mad - but the media monster will not be caged sad to say

It is interesting how many people forget the role of Alan Sugar in all of this - as chairman of Spurs he was in a unique position - it was he who called Rupert Murdoch with ITV's offer for Premier League football 25 years ago and urged him to blow ITV out of the water - so he could sell his satellite dishes and naively he though he could make his team profitable (he gave up on that and sold up in the end)

[mikeS]

Neymar's move to ManU and the reported £450,000 a week.
You could feed the entire population of Burnley for a year with that sort of money.
The worlds gone mad

[Sidney1st]

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This lad is 18yrs old and it's rumoured someone in the PL has offered £96 million for him.....

[Quickenthetempo]

I reckon Adidas are forcing United to buy superstars to promote their brand selling shirts worldwide and getting value for money for their sponsorship deals.

[ElectroClaret]

There was outrage in 1905 when Sunderland flogged Alf Common to Boro
for a record £1000.

There's nowt new.

[Pstotto]

Murder has been around since Cane and Able, that doesn't mean it's OK.

[Caballo]

There was outrage in 1905 when Sunderland flogged Alf Common to Boro
for a record £1000.

There's nowt new.

Based on inflation 200m in 2017 would equate to about 1.75m in 1905 though!

[KefkaClaret]

Do you all just take any transfer rumour as fact? We'll see a Neymar and Man City thread soon.