GTFO OT: Neymar agrees to 222M euro transfer fee???
Kurt/Kirk Cousins can eat his heart out. PSG (Paris's top soccer team, historically the top soccer team in France) has reportedly offered euro 222M (note: I don't know how to type the funny euro E) to Barcelona for Neymar. WOW.
Want a comparison? MLS's TOTAL salaries for this year is US$200M -- so, that's one player being bought for the entire MLS league (24 or so teams). Of course, if Neymar was alone on the pitch against the entire MLS league...he'd probably win. Or at least draw. So, that's fair.
http://www.espnfc.com/blog/transfer-talk/79/post/3159491/psg-ready-to-s…
This is rumored b/c it's not finalized. But still... And while that is not cash to Neymar, I believe his salary is supposed to reflect the transfer amount, so it would be the richest soccer contract in history.
Previous top transfer fee was, IIRC, 140M euros for Gareth Bale (Real Madrid paid Tottenham).
Soccer blows...I'm going to go watch the newest episode of Game of Star Wars.
but I don't know why people always insist on being douches about their non-love of soccer.
I wouldnt say I non-love soccer, it's more of just a casual non-like situation. I see your point about my douche insistance.
correlates with both their lack of knowledge of the game and their lack of knowledge of the various leagues and competitions.
and you felt saying this was worth coming out from under the rock. Curious decision.
More of a joke about the latest OT posts that have been coming out in this quiet period.
Didn't mean to make light of this sacred sport.
I thought it was impressive that you knocked three things that fans are usually super passionate about. Good job.
I'd run around, occasionally kick the ball and fake an injury for about half of that.
I got the mile covered. It's the acting part I'd have to practice!!
The flailing around that some teams exibit is crap. But, I do think the refs are pretty wise to what is fake and what isn't.
But, if you don't think every sport does some form of acting/selling, you have your head in the sand.
well, maybe he won't have to fake the injury then
How does it compare to the entire salary of the WNBA? /s
SEC bagmen ?
peanuts compared to the SEC.
.... 22 men chase a ball for 90 minutes, and at the end...
.... the Germans always win.
- Gary Lineker.
until about 100 years ago (99 to be precise).
think about all the bloggers such as Ace Williams and RDT that you could get for that kind of dough!!!
/s
that is money paid to Barca just to have Neymar leave and go to PSG.
Neymar's rumored salary from PSG would be 30 million euros/year.
Marca are reporting that Neymar will earn €30M over five years. So, who knows.
Yeah transfers in soccer first have the teams agree a fee for the player and then personal terms are agreed between the club and the player for the salary.
That makes it even more insane.
That is the amount specified in the release clause (the amount of money Neymar would have to pay to get out of his contract with Barca....albeit PSG's money being used...there is a potential tax consequence for Neymar).
PSG offering to meet that amount (i.e., fund Neymar's buyout) does not mean that he is PSG's. There is still the negotiation of how that amount would be paid (Barca likely will insist on a lump sum, whereas PSG would likely want to pay as you go over time equal to the length of Neymar's contract with PSG...5 years or so) and whether any make-weight player swaps could reduce the amount owed, as well as how PSG could afford this expenditure under Financial Fair Play rules.
While almost any club in the world would want Neymar...it is more likely a direct response to Barca's flirtation with PSG's best player earlier this month (Verratti) who indicated he wanted a move to Barca from PSG. PSG has been known to take vindictive actions like this in the past.
So, while everyone who can afford Neymar would want him, this is more likely a threat by PSG to Barca to leave Verratti alone.
When you have oil money you can throw around €222M, like it's monopoly money, just to teach a club a lesson apparently, like PSG has done today. Not that anyone should be shedding tears for Barcelona or anything like that.
Did Barca's "acquisition" of Neymar (whether through development, transfer, whatever) give them essentially lifetime rights such that any other team wanting him would have to pay a transfer fee to Barca?
I kind of like that idea as it incentivzes and greatly rewards early player identification and development. Plus, theoretically allows anyone to be aquired at any time (without a trade) as long as the aquiring club were willing to pay the transfer fee.
Nerver mind - wrong thread.
Soccer is great BTW.
Nooo. I really like Ousmane on Dortmund. I guess it wouldn't be too bad seeing him on Barca. What is the deal with the Paulinho transfer?
What other MF options were you thinking? If Barca wants to raid Dortmund for other players I think Weigl is a good young player.
Cool - I can like Neymar again. Need someone to entertain me outside of Spain when I'm not watching Madrid go back to back to back.
He has correctly concluded that playing up front with Messi and Suarez was fun for a few years, but being the #3 option eventually wears thin.
with why the US men are eternally condemned to mediocrity?
Not only the amount is obscene but he maybe is the 3rd best player on his team.
What is Messi worth?
Age factors in as well. Messi is still better, but he's also older (30) than Neymar (25).