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Originally Posted by Sarni
To be honest, neither Ronaldo nor Anderson were bargains at time of signings.
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Its how you see it. Signing a great talent like Ronaldo for 12m was a bargain. Stating that, because many clubs do not have the financial pull that they used to have they stepped back (Juventus for example where pretty close in signing him but they couldnt afford him). Same thing happened with Kaka. Due to the fact that no English club could have signed him (work permit bs) Kaka was restricted to just Spain (Barca and Real didnt needed him) and Italy. Now 6m may sound ridiculous for the EPL sides but it is quite a big sum for many cash strapped Serie A clubs. In fact it frightened many clubs and only AC Milan ended up stepping in. The truth is that there is no money left in football apart from the EPL and few big clubs in Spain and Italy (in Italy there is just Inter). Spending 25m for a 27 yr old striker is RIDICULOUS.