Respekt_III
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yet city's record transfer is Mahrez @ 60m pounds post neymar transfer...
PSG, United and us Inflated the market more than city have.
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Matthijs de Ligt
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yet city's record transfer is Mahrez @ 60m pounds post neymar transfer...
PSG, United and us Inflated the market more than city have.
serghei
Senior Member
Did you have a look at their net spending? It's huge.
Respekt_III
Anti-everything
How does that inflate the market exactly? they bought at much more reasonable prices then what we are seeing currently. A higher number of lower value transfers isn't going to cause the type of inflation we see today.
The inflation is due to the EPL deal, PSG, United, Barca
As for net spend they spent so much because they had to rebuild an entire squad in a couple of seasons rather then gradually replacing their players.
Having said that in previous years (before the hyper inflation pre-2015) they did cause some inflation but nothing to this level. eg 20m players going for 28m and just bought badly.
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There's definitely a diminished pull, but its more of because there are other options which can provide you the same platform elsewhere, with much less risk/competition and much more money. On the top of it, you fight for the same trophies with a squad good enough to beat the elites on their day.
Earlier that wasn't the case, most clubs didn't have the financial muscle, nor the squad, nor the global exposure, that they have now. That resulted in the elites benefiting from it.
Even Mbappe snubbed Madrid for PSG, Gabriel Jesus chose City, that's not a jibe, it just shows how the balance has shifted.
Luftstalag14
Culé de Celestial Empire
I think Real Madrid and us still enjoy a special pull ahead of other clubs for non-German players but that pull has indeed been greatly diminished and dwindled in the last several years. The rise of City and PSG in sheer monetary power, together with the resurgence of English clubs, Atletico and Juventus have made other clubs very appealing both from a financial and sporting perspective.
Gone are those days that we enjoyed an absolute upper hand on those players being pursued by us.
Gone are those days that we enjoyed an absolute upper hand on those players being pursued by us.
khaled_a_d
Senior Member
Laporte is their record signing, and he was 2nd most expensive defender at history when he was signed
Respekt_III
Anti-everything
Mahrez is currently their record Signing @ 60M, Laporte cost them 57m (his buy out clause) Both transfers were after the hyperinflation of the Neymar deal. Its not hard breaking transfer records post Neymar deal.
khaled_a_d
Senior Member
My bad, it was KDB who is actually their record signing (at 68.4M pounds), got that mixed up. And Mahrez still their 2nd
https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/manchester-city/transferrekorde/verein/281
Respekt_III
Anti-everything
I'm not sure how accurate that is, BBC has it at 55m
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/33686731
BTW that Year Pogba went for 89m
khaled_a_d
Senior Member
It seems that this is about currency change.
KDB deal was agreed with Euros, that number was 75M euros which right now is 68M in pounds
While Mahrez deal was in pounds (two English clubs) so the deal was worth more in pounds, less in Euros.
DonAK
President of FC Barcelona
When a transfer agreement is agreed it's usually agreed upon that the money will paid in the currency rate at the date of the agreement.
No wait, I misunderstood your post lol. Yeah, if they agreed to paid in euros they gotta pay the 75m even if it costs them more later.
El Gato
Villarato!
Like I said, fair enough, maybe not snubbing. Somewhat uncanny to see player after player you target either get their transfer delayed, overpriced or go elsewhere though.
Messigician
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