Paratici wants Rabiot as first Tottenham signing

[Flaneur]

I read the thread title as Paratici wants Robot as first Tottenham signing.

It's getting late.

 

[worcestersauce]

Nah.

 

[18Klinsmann]

He's had a decent season in a struggling Juve team, so he might be more mature than a couple of seasons ago. We could definitely do with an allround midfielder like him, but surely we should bring in a manager before we start signing new players?

 

[Freddie]

A quick Google search suggests Rabiot earns around £185k per week. We signed Ndombele on £200k a week.

I think the point's still valid though- it's very unlikely we'd pay that much for someone like Rabiot

 

[dontcallme]

I think the point's still valid though- it's very unlikely we'd pay that much for someone like Rabiot

Depends on how important a signing we see him as.

If we believed him to be a top target then recent history suggests we’d pay him the salary.

If we see him as a squad player or an opportunistic signing then we won’t.

 

[Freddie]

Depends on how important a signing we see him as.

If we believed him to be a top target then recent history suggests we’d pay him the salary.

If we see him as a squad player or an opportunistic signing then we won’t.

True. I think he's too erratic for us to pin our hopes on (and such a large chunk of our wage budget). Levy will be wary not to let Parataci spaff huge salaries on average players like he did at Juve. Presuambly it was him who gave a 28 year old Aaron Ramsey £400k a week on a 4 year contract...

 

[dontcallme]

True. I think he's too erratic for us to pin our hopes on (and such a large chunk of our wage budget). Levy will be wary not to let Parataci spaff huge salaries on average players like he did at Juve. Presuambly it was him who gave a 28 year old Aaron Ramsey £400k a week on a 4 year contract...

It’s a fair point. For years we missed out on targets because our wage bill was not in line with the teams we were trying to compete with.

But if you sign a player not up to level on a high salary it becomes much harder to sell them.

I don’t know enough about Rabiot to have an informed opinion but from what I have read I am a bit wary.

 

[Indisguise]

We've nearly signed Rabiot as many times as we've nearly signed Damiao.

 

[worcestersauce]

True. I think he's too erratic for us to pin our hopes on (and such a large chunk of our wage budget). Levy will be wary not to let Parataci spaff huge salaries on average players like he did at Juve. Presuambly it was him who gave a 28 year old Aaron Ramsey £400k a week on a 4 year contract...

But he didn't pay anything for him, he was free which skews that a bit.

 

[dontcallme]

But he didn't pay anything for him, he was free which skews that a bit.

Seriously? He costs them £20m a year.

So far he has cost Juventus £40m and from what I can see he is not a guaranteed starter.

They can’t sell him as no one else will pay him such a stupid wage. He has 2 years left on his contract meaning he’ll have cost them £80m before losing him in a free.

You don’t need to skew anything to show that’s an expensive waste.

 

[matty74]

Would rather sabitzer. As I remember rabiot has a bit of a attitude problem led by his mother as his agent

 

[worcestersauce]

Seriously? He costs them £20m a year.

So far he has cost Juventus £40m and from what I can see he is not a guaranteed starter.

They can’t sell him as no one else will pay him such a stupid wage. He has 2 years left on his contract meaning he’ll have cost them £80m before losing him in a free.

You don’t need to skew anything to show that’s an expensive waste.

When they bought him he'd have likely gone for £30-£40 million so you can half the wage count which is what you'd call skewed. I'm not arguing it was a great deal but the fact is top players, and he was one, always get an inflated salary if they arrive on a free so comparing his wages with someone who cost £40 million is apples and oranges.

 

[dontcallme]

When they bought him he'd have likely gone for £30-£40 million so you can half the wage count which is what you'd call skewed. I'm not arguing it was a great deal but the fact is top players, and he was one, always get an inflated salary if they arrive on a free so comparing his wages with someone who cost £40 million is apples and oranges.

But there's one big glaring difference.

A player bought for £30-40m will be on a lower salary than a free transfer. This means he is easier to sell if he doesn't work out. Plus the club gets to recoup some of the money.

Paying Ramsay £20m a season for 4 seasons and losing him on a free is a bad and very expensive deal no matter what way you split it.

 

[worcestersauce]

But there's one big glaring difference.

A player bought for £30-40m will be on a lower salary than a free transfer. This means he is easier to sell if he doesn't work out. Plus the club gets to recoup some of the money.

Paying Ramsay £20m a season for 4 seasons and losing him on a free is a bad and very expensive deal no matter what way you split it.

But Ramsey was available on a free and it helps if the player maintains previous levels of performance after you signed him which Ramsey doesn't seem to have done.
As I said, I'm not arguing it was a great deal but the original post I replied to quoted the £400k which he wouldn't be on if he hadn't gone on a free, so it was skewed.

 

[worcestersauce]

For the record I don't want Rabiot.

 

[dontcallme]

But Ramsey was available on a free and it helps if the player maintains previous levels of performance after you signed him which Ramsey doesn't seem to have done.
As I said, I'm not arguing it was a great deal but the original post I replied to quoted the £400k which he wouldn't be on if he hadn't gone on a free, so it was skewed.

He wouldn't have been on that salary but it's still a stupid deal.

Has there ever been a case of a player being bought on a free then sold for a good profit? I genuinely can't think of one.

 

[Freddie]

But he didn't pay anything for him, he was free which skews that a bit.

I get how they justified, but it was still a very stupid decision as mentioned above. It has other ramifications. It's almost impossible to get rid of him before his contract is up, and you can guarantee better players (of which they have many) will kick up a fuss when it comes to negotiating their own contracts.

 

[Donki]

Has he not being pretty well of later, starting for both Juve and France?

 

[Johnny J]

Has he not being pretty well of later, starting for both Juve and France?

Seems so. He's a very good player who'd walk into our midfield.

 

[TheVoiceofReason]

Another moody French bellend please!