Or for transfer fees to become even more ridiculous. Ronaldo for 80m looks a bargain in today's market. I wonder if in ten years 150m will seem just like another regular fee, nothing special.
Kylian Mbappé joins PSG on one year loan with option to buy
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Is this kid really worth the amount of money PSG are reportedly willing to pay for him ?
Real not PSG. It's impossible to tell what he's worth considering his whole career is in front of him. All we know is, he is potentially a very very big talent who clubs have been after since a very young age and were willing to pay big amount even last year. Then he went on to have an amazing six months and world took notice plus transfer dynamics just blew up over the last year or so. It's crazy, but it might just be worth it if you are willing to take that risk.
You are not getting half of a Lewandowski for that price, so no.
80 million is what he should be worth.
Who?
he's quick, good in the air, composed one on one and a good first touch finisher but I'm not sure i see a whole lot other than a kid enjoying his good form in a break out season, it's not too dissimilar to when michael owen burst on to the scene.
just watching his goals back and immediately you see that he's going to struggle with ronaldos positioning and there's only one winner in that argument. Add in the quality of defense's in spain compared to france and i think this is a huge gamble, don't get me wrong i'm not saying he'll definitely flop but i don't see him as a sure thing by any means and i definitely don't see enough to justify these frankly astonishing figures, i certainly wouldn't swap any of benz, ronaldo or bale for him which i assume madrid will try to do.
Clearly madrid see this kid as being their star centre forward for 10+ years at these figures, that's huge pressure for someone with so little 1st team football under his belt. good luck to him though, with his first real contract he'll financially be set for life no matter what
just watching his goals back and immediately you see that he's going to struggle with ronaldos positioning and there's only one winner in that argument. Add in the quality of defense's in spain compared to france and i think this is a huge gamble, don't get me wrong i'm not saying he'll definitely flop but i don't see him as a sure thing by any means and i definitely don't see enough to justify these frankly astonishing figures, i certainly wouldn't swap any of benz, ronaldo or bale for him which i assume madrid will try to do.
Clearly madrid see this kid as being their star centre forward for 10+ years at these figures, that's huge pressure for someone with so little 1st team football under his belt. good luck to him though, with his first real contract he'll financially be set for life no matter what
Only if you want to ignore what we're seeing in the transfer market now.
I would love it if he went to Madrid and flopped - LOVE IT!
€200m for an 18 year old thats only had one full season in a senior side.
Jesus not only has football gone mad, but this would be the riskiest transfer in football history.
Jesus not only has football gone mad, but this would be the riskiest transfer in football history.
Id be surprised if not to be honest. You have to ask what is going to change things from their current trajectory? Youd have to understand the intricacies of BT's and Sky's finances to predict at what point they will no longer be willing to keep increasing the amount they pay for broadcasting rights, I guess if and when that limit is reached, when they can no longer afford to offer more than what they already pay, things will change. But given the way the last couple of auctions have gone we dont seem to be close to that point yet.
He's not even had that.
Well Pep's latest quotes seem to suggest they have a real chance of getting him.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...ty-hijack-Real-Madrid-deal-Kylian-Mbappe.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...ty-hijack-Real-Madrid-deal-Kylian-Mbappe.html
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I still don't think this will happen this summer.
When a fullback goes for 60m 180m for the potential next big megastar seems market value. The only problem with Mbappe is his numbers are somewhat inflated coming off the bench and playing against some weak teams while ofcourse also scoring against big teams. If he plays more regularly his numbers probably drop. Career wise he isn't quite experienced enough for Real Madrid imo
Way to crap on Gabriel Jesus if they sign Mbappe.
Yep. I guess we'll just have to muddle through with the likes of Aguero, Jesus, Sane, De Bruyne, D.Silva, B.Silva, Sterling, Mendy, etc. Oh, and possibly Sanchez. How underwhelming. What a shite season I have to look forward to.
How long you been a supporter of the oil money?
I've only been following City since the oil money came in so I don't know any different mate
Look at the giddy City fan.
Too much of a risk. He's nearly 30.
I don't see how you can conclude that from Pep's comments he has rejected them? Wouldn't it suggest they are still very much in the hunt to get him?
Giddy? Who, moi? I think you're getting mixed up with the giddy United fan who is creaming his pants that Mbappe has snubbed us in favour of Real
I mean, it's not like United have ever lost out on a player to Real Madrid is it?Giddy? Who, moi? I think you're getting mixed up with the giddy United fan who is creaming his pants that Mbappe has snubbed us in favour of Real
You haven't lost out on him - in fact I would be more confident of getting him after just listening to Pep.
All joking and banter aside, I'm struggling to keep up with what's happening as there seems to be a lot of smoke and mirrors to this one but I don't doubt we've got a serious interest in Mbappe. That said, I'd still make Real big favourites to get him. People saying he'd struggle to find a spot in their team are forgetting that we're over-loaded in the attacking department too and if anything, it could be reasonably argued that Real have made more space in their squad for him than City have, given that they've sold Morata to Chelsea and loaned James to Bayern. Add in the obvious prestige of playing for Real and his public admiration for Zidane, and I can't really see how City can realistically get this one over the line. I'm fine with that as I never expected us to sign him in the first place and losing out to Real is no big deal in the grand scheme of things.
That would be an awesome stat if it was any true but the Atletico spending must be way over €500m with 30 players costing more than €10m and a few at 40m or close to it.
Athletic, not Atletico. Their record signing cost £10.2M in 97/98.
Oh my bad. I guess quite a few clubs in Europe can say the same but it mostly the smaller ones. I wonder if Athletic is the most successful of them all.
Well, when you only want basque players and all your players are basically treated as indentured servants...
I never realised his name was Kylian, I always thought a killion was how much people thought it would cost to buy him.
Well, if I was a major landlord and increased the rent of substandard properties to twice the amount they are worth and some family decides that they have no choice but to rent that place, would you say I, the landlord, or the family that had no other choice was the one ruining the rental market?Then EPL is the one destroying it, because no one forced Chelsea to buy him. The could have simply bought some striker from 11th. team in EPL.....and paid even more!
My point is, it's a market and buyers as well as sellers together are the cause of inflation not just one side.
People need to remember Real Madrid's net spend over the last 8 transfer windows is only €220m (including this one thus far). Even if we pay €150m for Mbappe, our net spend this summer window is only €100m. We aren't even close to what other clubs are spending.
Yes, Real spent what is probably like £600-700m+ in today's market, in 2009.
It has paid absolute dividends as it was from then on that the market really started to appreciate.
On a side note, based on Pep's comments and City's unlimited resources, I think they have a very good chance of pulling this off.
Real have been linked as though they were near-certs but that is entirely based off reports from Marca/Spanish press.
It has paid absolute dividends as it was from then on that the market really started to appreciate.
On a side note, based on Pep's comments and City's unlimited resources, I think they have a very good chance of pulling this off.
Real have been linked as though they were near-certs but that is entirely based off reports from Marca/Spanish press.
What he 'should' be worth? What are you on about? What he should be worth is the same as what he is worth: whatever the buyer is prepared to pay.
The amount of people talking out of their ass about how they believe an individual player should be valued is astounding. It's like none of you realise the existence of inflation or supply and demand.
It's a fair price for him given his age and circumstance.
How do you know that though? Where did you get the figure? Did you run an analysis that weighted each of Mbappe's technical attributes, his potential, his marketability, and the need each club in for him has for him in their squad? Because if not, you might as well have pulled a random figure from nowhere. There is no such thing as a fair price across the board; what is a fair price for one club is not necessarily the same for another.
By the way, I don't mean to be attacking you personally, I'm just frustrated at the now apparently commonplace practice both on this forum and in the media of slapping valuations on players without real justification. It perpetuates lazy analysis and generates false narratives (like the one that said we overpaid for Pogba last year).
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