£49 million for sterling

[SteveO 35]

Overrated jumped up classless little shit - would have suited Chavski perfectly but the oil barons will do him nicely

[GranadaJoe]

He'll earn a minimum of 52 million over his contract and good, bad or indifferent I can't see any other club matching those wages.

I think he'll impress in some matches, but disappear in most and won't get near justifying his cost.

Also, where will he play? I can't see him supplanting Silva in the free role, so will probably be seen out wide where he's been distinctly average.

[Tomáš]

http://www.faz.net/aktuell/sport/fussba ... ue#Drucken

Translation via Google, sorry for any mistakes I think you will get the context
Cheers, Thomas


Premier League
English attack with the money Cannon
The Premier League buys mostly mediocre players for the benefit also German clubs for exorbitant sums. The buying spree of the super rich of football is not only the show. And the true flood of money is still to.

The attack of big money in football began in the summer of 2003. Roman Abramovich, who Vladimir Putin understood message that you have not to stand out as the oligarch power of the new tsar in the way, is looking for a new pitch and bought in London to Chelsea FC. And a new team to although he realized that some clubs and players themselves ausschlugen immoral deals

Just as Arsenal, which the billionaire tried relax the world stars Thierry Henry and Patrick Vieira. Chairman David Dein was the right figure of speech for the British defense of the island against the invaders from the continent: "Abramovich has parked his Russian tanks on our lawn and fires with 50-pound notes to us."

Today, twelve years later, the English have changed the weft direction. Now fire from all cannons money to the rest of the world. And at the beginning of the new season of the Premier League this Saturday it is precisely champions Chelsea, who, accused in the shape of coach José Mourinho the competition to seek success only with the money. "In the beginning, Mr. Abramovich bought the title. Now that all do. "


It is not easy for him to accept that in the meantime other rolling in money. Soon the almost all do in the most successful league in the world, with an incredible television contract shook the football world in February - with an increased by 70 per cent total of 7.35 billion euros for the period from 2016 to 2019. Banned you staring from the continent on what would happen in the summer transfer period in England. And what has happened so far is reassuring only at first glance.

Hoffenheim got 41 million euros

The top five clubs have so far compared to last year, when they spent 700 million euros more on transfers than the other 15 clubs together, although retained. Especially Arsenal and Chelsea play so far on economical. There are the little ones of the league, with spending of already half a billion euros to drive up prices this summer - the price of rather average first division of the continent.

In an interview in May told Steve Parish, the boss of Crystal Palace, from a meeting with a major Italian club, "whose big names we already knew as children from the European Cup" - and had his men now sent as a handle column to London to Palace, which had risen only two years ago in the Premier League to rotate players. Since the new television deal sniffs half of Europe the chance to get rid of over-priced players to England. Even Paris St-Germain, one of the richest clubs in the world, Crystal Palace has now sold a player, Johan Cabaye for 17 million euros.

The solvency that have now the middle to rear clubs in the Premier League, attracts the clubs of other leagues. It means that you can not only top player in England expensive but also better mediocrity that time had a very good season. Because everyone knows that the British swimming in money, Parish has observed in negotiations a price premium ". There is almost a kind of tax for the Premier League, if you buy a player" who can do business with England now or in the future, is well off. He wins match money to get ahead of the domestic competition.

Hoffenheim got 41 million euros for Roberto Firmino, Mainz ten million for Shinji Okazaki and Augsburg can redeem at one stroke more than the total labor costs of a season with the impending sale of Baba Rahman for 25 million to Chelsea. With Baba's transfer (after those of Bastian Schweinsteiger from Bayern to ManUnited, Kevin Wimmer from Cologne to Tottenham, Philipp Wollscheid from Leverkusen to Stoke and Valon Behrami from Hamburg to Watford) would the Bundesliga for the first time to more than 100 million euros from England in a summer - the league's champion as beneficiary of the League of marketing champion.

The last season before the great flood

Here, have the fears, the British wanted and buy out Germans increasingly other talents early so far proved unfounded. The Premier League clubs are under pressure to defend their place among the newly rich at any cost - in the caste of those twenty clubs that belong solely by its membership in the League of 2016 to the thirty-selling clubs in Europe. They need immediate results, so no talents but finished player. The time being offers the young German system some protection.

But exactly no one knows that. It starts last season before the great flood. The flood of money. Already listed the Premier League transfer spending of about 740 million euros, while the Bundesliga has not yet reached 300 million. Nevertheless act England media that accompany the race of sums lustful, something sobered. A year ago at the end had gone over the table more than a billion. But three and a half weeks remain for a new record, before the evening of September 1 includes the transfer window.

Neither Chelsea, in addition to Baba also central defender Johnstones Everton mimics (last bid: € 37 million), even Arsenal, which is behind Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema ago have been made loot, but will probably do that soon. These Announces Louis van Gaal, who meets this Saturday at its 64th birthday with Manchester United at Tottenham, after purchases worth 200 million euros in the previous year, a world record for a transfer period, and 100 million in this still "a surprise" to. And maybe makes Manchester City, which set a British record of 70 million euros for Raheem Sterling, also in Wolfsburg Kevin de Bruyne still serious.

The football finance expert Rob Wilson why but still expects a new transfer record, "because the clubs benefit from the new television deal". That you have a few weeks longer have to wait for have to do with it, "that the clubs are sensitive, also because of the Financial Fair Play UEFA. Financial reason becomes routine. " That is to say: 740 million before the season starts are an economical phase. Then what comes in 2016 when only the really big money flows?

"Everyone is investing, no matter where you're going"

The big clubs who can be sure, even in a year in the Premier League to be able to restrain himself and wait for opportunities just before the transfer deadline at present. The majority of the league but that must fight to avoid relegation, already invested everything going to lose from the outset no bottom; to drinzubleiben and in large distribution in summer 2016 to be there. Then it is, far relax his cloth, while the television the Sterntaler can rain down: alone more than 140 million euros for the final of the League. The German champion receives one third.

According to José Mourinho will change the money for the "little ones" the race of the Great. It decreased in the previous two-class society the distance between the Champions League clubs and others. The financial strength of the Premier League will make the championship for "TIGHTEST COMPETITIONS", since he came to England in 2004, predicted the Chelsea boss. "Everyone is investing, no matter where you go, whether Bornemouth whether Watford, regardless." The two newcomers and co-promoted Norwich have so far issued 67 million euros. The two German, Ingolstadt and Darmstadt: four million.

Everyone now has good players, which makes it difficult for the top teams, "warns Mourinho. Pros like Max Gradel, the Bournemouth has undertaken for its first Erstligasaison in 116 years for the price of ten million euros, or Georginio Wijnaldum, brought for 20 million euros from the almost-relegated Newcastle, could, according to Mourinho "also play for Chelsea." His expectation "title candidates will lose more often than previously against smaller teams. We have at least five title contenders, and the others will be stronger and stronger. "

This power density in the title fight highlights the Premier League from the Bundesliga. Still, she really deserves the money? Often accused of English football, tactically not to be at the height of bad form, quality just to buy. But this show is right. The total product convinces globally. Tactics is overrated, at least for the entertainment value. Tempo beats tactics, goals to beat everything. There are genuine title shot. And types that are known throughout the world - even in the dugout, where Mourinho and Arsenal counterpart Arsene Wenger afford a precious men enmity.

Millions Game on "Deadline Day"

Guardiola times excluded - which Bundesliga coach is a foreign concept? And then the transfer-theater with the whispers and rumors and to its own rules, in which the truth is only one of several options. This artificial stage filled summer holes, making the fair the player changes to the show in the show. They culminated in staccato hectic commitments on "Deadline Day", the last day of the transfer window - where alone in the past two years in the Premier League players still were traded for 320 million euros.

You have now financially even overtaken the NFL, the American Football League, writes "Telegraph". With all the success budgets and exploding incomes the Journal noted, however, smugly that "football reporter write now as they were mainly financial reporter". Many coaches today sword "as an accountant." Time so that for a change, not only the ruble, again the ball rolls.

[armchair]

Thomas mate, I do love you really but you do post some shit and I fukin dont read it. Sorry.

What.....?
What.....?

Somebody had to say it fs.

[Rocky#7]

I really rate the lad, he would of been perfect for our system. Only going to get better.

I rate the other lad / winger they picked up from Fulham also- he looks like a young Giggs in the making. I reckon we've missed out here at 11m.

[StuartL]

http://www.faz.net/aktuell/sport/fussba ... ue#Drucken

Translation via Google, sorry for any mistakes I think you will get the context
Cheers, Thomas


Premier League
English attack with the money Cannon
The Premier League buys mostly mediocre players for the benefit also German clubs for exorbitant sums. The buying spree of the super rich of football is not only the show. And the true flood of money is still to.

The attack of big money in football began in the summer of 2003. Roman Abramovich, who Vladimir Putin understood message that you have not to stand out as the oligarch power of the new tsar in the way, is looking for a new pitch and bought in London to Chelsea FC. And a new team to although he realized that some clubs and players themselves ausschlugen immoral deals

Just as Arsenal, which the billionaire tried relax the world stars Thierry Henry and Patrick Vieira. Chairman David Dein was the right figure of speech for the British defense of the island against the invaders from the continent: "Abramovich has parked his Russian tanks on our lawn and fires with 50-pound notes to us."

Today, twelve years later, the English have changed the weft direction. Now fire from all cannons money to the rest of the world. And at the beginning of the new season of the Premier League this Saturday it is precisely champions Chelsea, who, accused in the shape of coach José Mourinho the competition to seek success only with the money. "In the beginning, Mr. Abramovich bought the title. Now that all do. "


It is not easy for him to accept that in the meantime other rolling in money. Soon the almost all do in the most successful league in the world, with an incredible television contract shook the football world in February - with an increased by 70 per cent total of 7.35 billion euros for the period from 2016 to 2019. Banned you staring from the continent on what would happen in the summer transfer period in England. And what has happened so far is reassuring only at first glance.

Hoffenheim got 41 million euros

The top five clubs have so far compared to last year, when they spent 700 million euros more on transfers than the other 15 clubs together, although retained. Especially Arsenal and Chelsea play so far on economical. There are the little ones of the league, with spending of already half a billion euros to drive up prices this summer - the price of rather average first division of the continent.

In an interview in May told Steve Parish, the boss of Crystal Palace, from a meeting with a major Italian club, "whose big names we already knew as children from the European Cup" - and had his men now sent as a handle column to London to Palace, which had risen only two years ago in the Premier League to rotate players. Since the new television deal sniffs half of Europe the chance to get rid of over-priced players to England. Even Paris St-Germain, one of the richest clubs in the world, Crystal Palace has now sold a player, Johan Cabaye for 17 million euros.

The solvency that have now the middle to rear clubs in the Premier League, attracts the clubs of other leagues. It means that you can not only top player in England expensive but also better mediocrity that time had a very good season. Because everyone knows that the British swimming in money, Parish has observed in negotiations a price premium ". There is almost a kind of tax for the Premier League, if you buy a player" who can do business with England now or in the future, is well off. He wins match money to get ahead of the domestic competition.

Hoffenheim got 41 million euros for Roberto Firmino, Mainz ten million for Shinji Okazaki and Augsburg can redeem at one stroke more than the total labor costs of a season with the impending sale of Baba Rahman for 25 million to Chelsea. With Baba's transfer (after those of Bastian Schweinsteiger from Bayern to ManUnited, Kevin Wimmer from Cologne to Tottenham, Philipp Wollscheid from Leverkusen to Stoke and Valon Behrami from Hamburg to Watford) would the Bundesliga for the first time to more than 100 million euros from England in a summer - the league's champion as beneficiary of the League of marketing champion.

The last season before the great flood

Here, have the fears, the British wanted and buy out Germans increasingly other talents early so far proved unfounded. The Premier League clubs are under pressure to defend their place among the newly rich at any cost - in the caste of those twenty clubs that belong solely by its membership in the League of 2016 to the thirty-selling clubs in Europe. They need immediate results, so no talents but finished player. The time being offers the young German system some protection.

But exactly no one knows that. It starts last season before the great flood. The flood of money. Already listed the Premier League transfer spending of about 740 million euros, while the Bundesliga has not yet reached 300 million. Nevertheless act England media that accompany the race of sums lustful, something sobered. A year ago at the end had gone over the table more than a billion. But three and a half weeks remain for a new record, before the evening of September 1 includes the transfer window.

Neither Chelsea, in addition to Baba also central defender Johnstones Everton mimics (last bid: € 37 million), even Arsenal, which is behind Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema ago have been made loot, but will probably do that soon. These Announces Louis van Gaal, who meets this Saturday at its 64th birthday with Manchester United at Tottenham, after purchases worth 200 million euros in the previous year, a world record for a transfer period, and 100 million in this still "a surprise" to. And maybe makes Manchester City, which set a British record of 70 million euros for Raheem Sterling, also in Wolfsburg Kevin de Bruyne still serious.

The football finance expert Rob Wilson why but still expects a new transfer record, "because the clubs benefit from the new television deal". That you have a few weeks longer have to wait for have to do with it, "that the clubs are sensitive, also because of the Financial Fair Play UEFA. Financial reason becomes routine. " That is to say: 740 million before the season starts are an economical phase. Then what comes in 2016 when only the really big money flows?

"Everyone is investing, no matter where you're going"

The big clubs who can be sure, even in a year in the Premier League to be able to restrain himself and wait for opportunities just before the transfer deadline at present. The majority of the league but that must fight to avoid relegation, already invested everything going to lose from the outset no bottom; to drinzubleiben and in large distribution in summer 2016 to be there. Then it is, far relax his cloth, while the television the Sterntaler can rain down: alone more than 140 million euros for the final of the League. The German champion receives one third.

According to José Mourinho will change the money for the "little ones" the race of the Great. It decreased in the previous two-class society the distance between the Champions League clubs and others. The financial strength of the Premier League will make the championship for "TIGHTEST COMPETITIONS", since he came to England in 2004, predicted the Chelsea boss. "Everyone is investing, no matter where you go, whether Bornemouth whether Watford, regardless." The two newcomers and co-promoted Norwich have so far issued 67 million euros. The two German, Ingolstadt and Darmstadt: four million.

Everyone now has good players, which makes it difficult for the top teams, "warns Mourinho. Pros like Max Gradel, the Bournemouth has undertaken for its first Erstligasaison in 116 years for the price of ten million euros, or Georginio Wijnaldum, brought for 20 million euros from the almost-relegated Newcastle, could, according to Mourinho "also play for Chelsea." His expectation "title candidates will lose more often than previously against smaller teams. We have at least five title contenders, and the others will be stronger and stronger. "

This power density in the title fight highlights the Premier League from the Bundesliga. Still, she really deserves the money? Often accused of English football, tactically not to be at the height of bad form, quality just to buy. But this show is right. The total product convinces globally. Tactics is overrated, at least for the entertainment value. Tempo beats tactics, goals to beat everything. There are genuine title shot. And types that are known throughout the world - even in the dugout, where Mourinho and Arsenal counterpart Arsene Wenger afford a precious men enmity.

Millions Game on "Deadline Day"

Guardiola times excluded - which Bundesliga coach is a foreign concept? And then the transfer-theater with the whispers and rumors and to its own rules, in which the truth is only one of several options. This artificial stage filled summer holes, making the fair the player changes to the show in the show. They culminated in staccato hectic commitments on "Deadline Day", the last day of the transfer window - where alone in the past two years in the Premier League players still were traded for 320 million euros.

You have now financially even overtaken the NFL, the American Football League, writes "Telegraph". With all the success budgets and exploding incomes the Journal noted, however, smugly that "football reporter write now as they were mainly financial reporter". Many coaches today sword "as an accountant." Time so that for a change, not only the ruble, again the ball rolls.

Lost interest at this point

[northbank123]

Just didnt need to pay this much, regardless of what he's supposedly worth.

Playing Billy Big Bollocks worked with Suarez but Sterling had burned his bridges and would never have been forgiven in the same way. Not a chance would they have left him rotting in the ressies for even 5 months and paying his wages (even if they are only 30k) rather than accepting 35 mil. And there was clearly nobody else interested in him. Just sheer stupidity and profligacy from City, as per.