As a Milan fan, these news are always depressing. When are we gonna be the ones signing those players?
Should be " As a football fan, these news are always depressing". While James has potential to be really good, buying him for 80 millions is just insane.
He has done nothing to warrant such a huge price tag, this stupid move will further inflate prices of mediocre players.(see the wig boy at United for 30 millions when in reality the guy was barely worth half of that)
If Fifa doesn't put a cap on transfers this will destroy football. Clubs without sugar daddies with great history like our beloved Milan will slowly fade away into mediocrity.
Fifa needs to put its foot down and force clubs to develop their own players. And if they wan't to rely on transfers sugar daddy clubs shouldn't have this huge advantage over everybody else.
And yes i am aware that this may come off as hypocritical given the fact that Milan's history was written for the most part under a sugar daddy owner, but there's two things to consider:
- even with inflation the prices we payed in that market don't even come close to what Real Madrid, City etc are throwing around these days.
- better late then never.