So,
sooner rather than later the £86 million football world record transfer
of Gareth Bale from Tottenham Hotspur to Real Madrid will definitely be
broken. The Spanish club themselves nearly surpassed the record when
they acquired their newest kid on the block, James Rodriguez for £63
million from Monaco. These trends of lavish spending show no sign of
stopping as more and more billionaires stamp their mark on the football map. The question here is, are these players really worth the money?
Let see from these two comparable scenarios. When medium-sized club, Newcastle United signed Daryl Janmaat from Feyenord for a modest fee of just £6 million, people were very surprised of how on earth the Newcastle manager managed to snap him for a relatively low price. In the meantime English football giant, Manchester United is in negotiation to sign Janmaat’s Dutch international teammate, Daley Blind from Ajax Amsterdam for an astronomical fee of £18 million. Here we can see the double standard. Should Manchester intend to buy Janmaat earlier, they surely will have to part with £18 million to get their man. From a neutral perspective, both Janmaat and Blind are of similar qualities, and these scenarios will make you feel sick.
Let see from these two comparable scenarios. When medium-sized club, Newcastle United signed Daryl Janmaat from Feyenord for a modest fee of just £6 million, people were very surprised of how on earth the Newcastle manager managed to snap him for a relatively low price. In the meantime English football giant, Manchester United is in negotiation to sign Janmaat’s Dutch international teammate, Daley Blind from Ajax Amsterdam for an astronomical fee of £18 million. Here we can see the double standard. Should Manchester intend to buy Janmaat earlier, they surely will have to part with £18 million to get their man. From a neutral perspective, both Janmaat and Blind are of similar qualities, and these scenarios will make you feel sick.
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