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How much for Kane to go to City? How many League clubs would that save?

 

[Numbers]

City closing in on a 100 million deal for Grealish. FFS, 100 million for Grealish.

 

[planetgeli]

City closing in on a 100 million deal for Grealish. FFS, 100 million for Grealish.

And it's done.

‘Dream come true’: Jack Grealish seals record £100m Manchester City move

Manchester City have confirmed the £100m British-record signing of Jack Grealish from Aston Villa in a powerful statement of the club’s intent

www.theguardian.com

Meanwhile, Messi becomes a free agent.

Lionel Messi leaving Barcelona after ‘obstacles’ thwart contract renewal

Barcelona have announced that Lionel Messi is leaving the club after ‘financial and structural obstacles’ made it impossible to renew his contract

www.theguardian.com

 

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In fairness to city, for Freakish, that works out at about £16million a year for a 6 year contract.
Spit in the ocean.

 

[Steel Icarus]

Messi could have afforded to stay and play for Barca for a grand a week if he really loved them.

 

[ska invita]

Messi could have afforded to stay and play for Barca for a grand a week if he really loved them.

Barcelona is a grim town.... His heart clearly yearns for Tottenham high street

 

[The39thStep]

Aston Villa’s signings of Ings, Bailey and Buendia are decent imo

 

[Wilf]

Wonder if Man United will put in bids for both Messi and Ronaldo this Summer? A 2-for-1 humiliation as their bids get sent straight to junkmail again. Go on, go for the hat trick, have a go at Kane as well.

 

[planetgeli]

S-i-l in Barcelona reckons the streets are noticeably empty this lunchtime as people are indoors watching TV for Messi updates.

 

[The39thStep]

S-i-l in Barcelona reckons the streets are noticeably empty this lunchtime as people are indoors watching TV for Messi updates.

If I was them I’d be tracking flights from Barcelona to Paris

 

[The39thStep]

Lukaku seems done and dusted at €115 million

 

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Harry Kane to be agreed yet at over £100m

 

[The39thStep]

Reported that Spurs have had a bid accepted for Lautaro Martínez , if so ( and there are conflicting reports of whether this was before or after Lukaku's transfer was agreed) then Spurs imo have a buyer for Kane

 

[Steel Icarus]

Messi could have afforded to stay and play for Barca for a grand a week if he really loved them.

I've just read that it would have been illegal to do this - the largest drop in wages a player can be compelled to take is 50%, which Messi agreed to without hesitation.

 

[Wilf]

If I was them I’d be tracking flights from Barcelona to Paris

Why Modern Football Is Shit, Part 3047: when the journos were waiting for him to head off to France one of them reported 'Messi's private jet is fuelled and his entourage of around a dozen is waiting to make the trip to Paris'. FFS!

 

[The39thStep]

 

[ska invita]

i thought this was fairly interesting

No surprise Leeds lost to Manchester United, just look at the wage bills | Jonathan Wilson

Although teams can often defy financial logic for a time, to move up a tier is incredibly difficult

www.theguardian.com

it would be interesting to see a prem league table of the biggest wage bills top to bottom

 

[The39thStep]

i thought this was fairly interesting

No surprise Leeds lost to Manchester United, just look at the wage bills | Jonathan Wilson

Although teams can often defy financial logic for a time, to move up a tier is incredibly difficult

www.theguardian.com

it would be interesting to see a prem league table of the biggest wage bills top to bottom

EPL 2022 Payroll Wages Tracker

A real-time look at the payroll totals for each 2022-2023 EPL team, including breakdowns by position.

www.spotrac.com

 

[ska invita]

EPL 2022 Payroll Wages Tracker

A real-time look at the payroll totals for each 2022-2023 EPL team, including breakdowns by position.

www.spotrac.com

Looking at the figures on that more closely I see Everton are listed as "zero" wage bill on their forwards...might not be that accurate

ETA different figures here

Premier League Clubs Wage Bills in 2023-22 (Revealed)

This is no secret that Premier League is the world’s biggest football league in every aspect, whether its popularity, viewership or revenue. Thus, the league features some of the best talents in the world, which makes the games more competitive and exciting for the fans. According to recent...

www.sportingfree.com

 

[The39thStep]

Looking at the figures on that more closely I see Everton are listed as "zero" wage bill on their forwards...might not be that accurate

ETA different figures here

Premier League Clubs Wage Bills in 2023-22 (Revealed)

This is no secret that Premier League is the world’s biggest football league in every aspect, whether its popularity, viewership or revenue. Thus, the league features some of the best talents in the world, which makes the games more competitive and exciting for the fans. According to recent...

www.sportingfree.com

All these tables are indicative rather than exact tbh as the EPL clubs all return figures at different times and the transfer window isn't closed yet. The best two people for football figures are The Swiss Ramble and The Price of Football on Twitter

 

[The39thStep]

Looks like Zouma is off to West Ham, Kounde ( Seviille centre half) to Chelsea.

 

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[ska invita]

not to in any way stop laughing at arsenal, but in the bigger scheme of the weekly wage bills arsenal are still some way down the list...way behind CHel$$$ki

 

[The39thStep]

not to in any way stop laughing at arsenal, but in the bigger scheme of the weekly wage bills arsenal are still some way down the list...way behind CHel$$$ki

Funnily enough when you win trophy’s the wage bill isn’t so much of a problem . It’s when you stop winning them or don’t have an income through player sales it can become a problem .

 

[The39thStep]

Came over a bit harsh there ska invita , soz was in between ordering drinks

 

[The39thStep]

Transfer policy not what is used to be

 

[newme]

Funnily enough when you win trophy’s the wage bill isn’t so much of a problem . It’s when you stop winning them or don’t have an income through player sales it can become a problem .

So Chelsea are screwed?

 

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So Chelsea are screwed?

Wishful thinking

 

[newme]

Wishful thinking

OK give it a few years once they get stuck with half the players on long contracts refusing to leave for less or wanting a lot more cos they got better.

 

[The39thStep]

OK give it a few years once they get stuck with half the players on long contracts refusing to leave for less or wanting a lot more cos they got better.

That’s a calculated risk , however it’s partially mitigated in some of the newer signings on relatively low salaries which gives room to reward those whose value increases. It’s a squad in rapid transition and there will inevitably be players sold in the close season .