Agree on the whole Bayern/Khedira thing. The calculations are debatable b/c they dont take the contract length (or the time that the player is of use to the club, i.e. gives a return) into consideration. For that you would have to alter the calculations as following:
Khedira: 52M for 6 yrs = 52/6 = 8.7M / year
Maicon: 51M for 3 or 58M for 4 yrs --> 17M / year or 14.5M / year
And then you could still add the resell value into consideration in order to evaluate the investment. And that is prolly higher on Khedira than on Maicon.
well, the calculations
itself do consider the time of the contracts (7m € * 6 years and 7m € * 3-4 years), if you know what i mean. but i agree, that the final number doesn't really show that, so sure, splitting the final number, thus adjusting it to the contract length, is another step you could take. by doing so, you also split the respective transfer fee.
i didn't consider the resell value, because real madrid is not your typical club when it comes down to making buissness by buying cheap and sell expensive. you know what i mean?
2 things though don't change at all!
1) it was never about comparing in order to justify one over the other. it's about the financial effort the club would have to make in order to sign player X or Y. in this case, maicon & khedira respectively.
2) the question wether or not these players are worth that financial effort. be it some 51,52 or 58m € in total or be it 8,7m or 17/14,5m € per year all things considered.
