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Due to the insane prices mentioned, it is likely we are heading towards a huge shift in the transfer market where a lot less players will change clubs. If you go back 20 years, it's hard to think of many quality players not ending up at the 4-5 best clubs in the Premier League. Today it's hard to imagine anyone but the 2-3 absolutely best players ending up at the best clubs.
Harry Kane will continue to be linked to the absolute best clubs as long as Spurs don't win trophies or at least reach C.L on a regular basis. But Kane turns 28 next summer, Spurs will want £100 million + for him, but how many clubs can pay that amount, and how many will sign a 28 year old player fot that amount. If Kane wants to leave, he could have a hard time finding anyone willing to buy him. Signing a 28 year old for £100 m plus could easily be too risky for almost all clubs. And Kane better hope that the 2-3 clubs who might afford it, really wants him.
Grealish is another one - Villa will want £80 million for him. Maybe 4 clubs in the P.L can afford it - I can't sign Chelsea, Liverpool or United spending £80 million on him - and I even doubt that City will.
Another problem is the high wages -players int he biggest clubs have so high wages, it's almost impossible for any other clubs than the 4-5 best clubs in the P.L to sign them.
We could end up with a situation where only 2-3 of the best players can change clubs each season as no top-club can afford to buy more than 1 really expensive player - and all the really good players at the second best clubs are stuck unless they let their contract run out. And they better hope that their club match their ambitions, because realistically almost no one can afford to buy them.
I have mentioned 2 - we can add Declan Rice, Dominic Calvert Lewin, Pedro Neto, James Ward-Prowse - all players who could have a hard time changing clubs if they want to.
We could ironically have a situation where agent-power and player-freedom drives the control back into the hands of the clubs again
Harry Kane will continue to be linked to the absolute best clubs as long as Spurs don't win trophies or at least reach C.L on a regular basis. But Kane turns 28 next summer, Spurs will want £100 million + for him, but how many clubs can pay that amount, and how many will sign a 28 year old player fot that amount. If Kane wants to leave, he could have a hard time finding anyone willing to buy him. Signing a 28 year old for £100 m plus could easily be too risky for almost all clubs. And Kane better hope that the 2-3 clubs who might afford it, really wants him.
Grealish is another one - Villa will want £80 million for him. Maybe 4 clubs in the P.L can afford it - I can't sign Chelsea, Liverpool or United spending £80 million on him - and I even doubt that City will.
Another problem is the high wages -players int he biggest clubs have so high wages, it's almost impossible for any other clubs than the 4-5 best clubs in the P.L to sign them.
We could end up with a situation where only 2-3 of the best players can change clubs each season as no top-club can afford to buy more than 1 really expensive player - and all the really good players at the second best clubs are stuck unless they let their contract run out. And they better hope that their club match their ambitions, because realistically almost no one can afford to buy them.
I have mentioned 2 - we can add Declan Rice, Dominic Calvert Lewin, Pedro Neto, James Ward-Prowse - all players who could have a hard time changing clubs if they want to.
We could ironically have a situation where agent-power and player-freedom drives the control back into the hands of the clubs again