Football finance.

[Danthus]

there are two stories today which really bring home the time bomb that is football finance.

Stephen Ireland has demanded £2million to move to Aston Villa and Zlatan Ibrahimovic is rumoured to have been offered £500,000 per week, £2million a month or £96million over 4 years!!!

Why are the Premier League allowing deals like this when it is obvious that a club like Man City don't generate the revenue to cover the wages. They may have a stupid rich owner but it should not be allowed.

Something needs to change.

 

[Greenlizard0]

Meh, clubs with rich owners or benefactors have always done this. *shrugs*

 

[FrankJH]

£2m is nothing - and while I get where OP is coming from, its not even 1/2 year's wages for most EPL players (50k a week)

£500k a week however is insane - IF its true, it should be blocked from the economical point of view if nothing else. I am dubious that its true

 

[D1ngd0ng]

Do you really think it is true? Man Cities ultimate ambition is champions league football. To do this they need to balance the books every season or risk UEFA refusing them entry to the competition (which I am sure Platini would be only too happy to do to prove he is still the boss in Europe) As for Ireland he is paid a salary for a fixed no of years and this is simply the fee he wants to agree to sever the agreement. I am sure he will be happy to rot in the reserves to see out the remainder of his contract and earn a large signing on fee as a free agent.