Crashoutcassius
Full Member
A few years back, as commentary on the spiralling spending, Wenger said it would be much more common that players just run their contracts down and get the move they want, with much more lucrative agent and player contracts probably being a part of it.
We have seen this come to the fore this summer with mbappe and pogba, and clearly with Messi although a more nuanced situation.
A poster said in the pogba thread that we should pay him any wages because of the cost of replacing him... And this has a lot of truth to it.
I could see a very near future where players sign contracts with the expectation that they will run it down and move on for a huge sign on fee, in the tens of millions.
I don't think we will see players signing contracts only two years into their current deal anymore. Their leverage is weak at this stage, and can get so much stronger. The only offset is the risk of injury, which seems to reduce over time in the top leagues.
Any view on this? If this is the case, how should it change a clubs approach to the market? Does it just increase the concentration of top players and play into the inevitability of a Super League ...
We have seen this come to the fore this summer with mbappe and pogba, and clearly with Messi although a more nuanced situation.
A poster said in the pogba thread that we should pay him any wages because of the cost of replacing him... And this has a lot of truth to it.
I could see a very near future where players sign contracts with the expectation that they will run it down and move on for a huge sign on fee, in the tens of millions.
I don't think we will see players signing contracts only two years into their current deal anymore. Their leverage is weak at this stage, and can get so much stronger. The only offset is the risk of injury, which seems to reduce over time in the top leagues.
Any view on this? If this is the case, how should it change a clubs approach to the market? Does it just increase the concentration of top players and play into the inevitability of a Super League ...