- Apr 21, 2005
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I think we've got to be careful when assuming that big players at big clubs are on big wages. It's not always the case.
Ozil, for instance, probably wasn't on as much as you'd think at Real. Why? Because he came from Werder where he probably would have been on £25k p/w. If Real came knocking, they could quite easily have offered him £50k a week and he'd still have joined. So when Arsenal came knocking and offered to triple his wages to £150k p/w, he said "Thanks very much".
With the same logic, young players like Bender, Kroos and Muller (all 24 yrs old), may have signed £50k or £60k contracts a couple of years back, which would have been a lot for a 21/22 yr old. However, if Spurs come along and offer £120k p/w, this will definitely make a player think about it. Will their own clubs offer them a contract like this any time soon? Will the player get injured in the near future? Will a better player force them out of the squad? We've all seen big players fall from grace.
There are reasons that a perceived 'big' player could end up at a perceived 'lesser' club.
Ozil, for instance, probably wasn't on as much as you'd think at Real. Why? Because he came from Werder where he probably would have been on £25k p/w. If Real came knocking, they could quite easily have offered him £50k a week and he'd still have joined. So when Arsenal came knocking and offered to triple his wages to £150k p/w, he said "Thanks very much".
With the same logic, young players like Bender, Kroos and Muller (all 24 yrs old), may have signed £50k or £60k contracts a couple of years back, which would have been a lot for a 21/22 yr old. However, if Spurs come along and offer £120k p/w, this will definitely make a player think about it. Will their own clubs offer them a contract like this any time soon? Will the player get injured in the near future? Will a better player force them out of the squad? We've all seen big players fall from grace.
There are reasons that a perceived 'big' player could end up at a perceived 'lesser' club.