This question is obviously not a new one. But so far one could argue that top clubs, in spite ofbthe seemingly totally over the top salaries, are still making profits and the players are the ones generating it in the end.
However, in recent years salaries have climbed enormously and we're seeing more and more cases of clubs being unable to sell players they no longer need. There was Sanchez at United and Bale at Madrid is probably the most prominent example. But this is just the tip of the iceberg. Some teams are in dire need of rejunevating (Barca, Juve) but how are they supposed to do it? Their veterans are on monster salaries and since the wage level at top clubs has distanced so far from second and third tier clubs, how can they get those players off their paycheck? It's not only the star players but also the 'average' ones. It seems the moment you join a top club, your salary is doubled and it only goes up with every extension. You probably had tonaccept a halfing of your wage when you leave for a smaller club after not veing good enough anymore - thus it's understandable that you rather see out your contract.
Not too long ago, we've seen many former top players joining smaller clubs at the end of their career. That has become quite rare.
It's gotten to a point at which a player that has played for a top club is essentially finished for every other team. During the Havertz to Madrid talks it was reported they ofdered Leverkusen players in exchange and some of them were really interesting options (Diaz, Reguilon, etc). However, they were already on sonhigh wages that this was completely unrealistic.
Now consider a player like Griezmann. Bought for 120m, his salary is probably around 30m. By paying a 29 year old so much money you essentially set his transfer value to 0. If he performs, it's okay to pay him that much vut you wouldn't try selling him in this case anyway. But if he doesn't, nobody will be willing to pay him the same money for obvious reasons, meaning there'll be no market for him.
So what do you think? Are top clubs finally suffering from paying players too much?
However, in recent years salaries have climbed enormously and we're seeing more and more cases of clubs being unable to sell players they no longer need. There was Sanchez at United and Bale at Madrid is probably the most prominent example. But this is just the tip of the iceberg. Some teams are in dire need of rejunevating (Barca, Juve) but how are they supposed to do it? Their veterans are on monster salaries and since the wage level at top clubs has distanced so far from second and third tier clubs, how can they get those players off their paycheck? It's not only the star players but also the 'average' ones. It seems the moment you join a top club, your salary is doubled and it only goes up with every extension. You probably had tonaccept a halfing of your wage when you leave for a smaller club after not veing good enough anymore - thus it's understandable that you rather see out your contract.
Not too long ago, we've seen many former top players joining smaller clubs at the end of their career. That has become quite rare.
It's gotten to a point at which a player that has played for a top club is essentially finished for every other team. During the Havertz to Madrid talks it was reported they ofdered Leverkusen players in exchange and some of them were really interesting options (Diaz, Reguilon, etc). However, they were already on sonhigh wages that this was completely unrealistic.
Now consider a player like Griezmann. Bought for 120m, his salary is probably around 30m. By paying a 29 year old so much money you essentially set his transfer value to 0. If he performs, it's okay to pay him that much vut you wouldn't try selling him in this case anyway. But if he doesn't, nobody will be willing to pay him the same money for obvious reasons, meaning there'll be no market for him.
So what do you think? Are top clubs finally suffering from paying players too much?