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Originally Posted by Tietäjä
Likewise, had Scholes been bought away from Manchester United before the prime of his career, he wouldn't have been at 20m£ tag, not by a longshot. On the other hand, if you'd buy him to make your club succeed at his prime, he'd definately have costed as much as Drogba or any other Abrahamovic-bought.
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I disagree. If you'd wanted to buy Scholes in his mid-20s Man United would have asked for £20-25m minimum because of his importance to the club, especially since the transfer market bubbled between 1999 and 2002. The fact that this didn't happen reflects his loyalty to United, not the inability of anyone to pay for him.
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Originally Posted by Toccata & Fugue
Finally I think Chelsea have found a new sort of barrier now, which is that once you get over a certain number of big name players its hard to keep them happy if you can't guarantee them games.
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Originally Posted by Tietäjä
That's understandable. It must be frusturating to be bought for 21m£ to sit on the subs bench.
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'Football Manager syndrome'.