| Mbappé to Madrid 18:38 - Feb 19 with 2149 views | BarcaBlue |
No surprise there but I just don't get how Madrid can keep signing players on huge wages (an estimated 20 million euros a year) yet they rarely sell players for serious money. They already have big earners in Alaba, Kroos and Modric, and that's without including Vinicius, Bellingham, Courtois, Camavinga, Tchouameni etc.
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| Mbappé to Madrid on 18:51 - Feb 19 with 2067 views | MK1 |
Far to important to UEFA to be touched. |  |
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| Don't they sell.... on 19:00 - Feb 19 with 2031 views | Bloots |
....their ground every year and then buy it back for a pittance?
Or was that Barca and the car park?
Or was it neither?
Or have I just made it up? |  |
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| Mbappé to Madrid on 19:49 - Feb 19 with 1915 views | bournemouthblue |
because they are crazily rich?
It's a classic Real Madrid signing, they love their Galacticos |  |
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| Mbappé to Madrid on 20:16 - Feb 19 with 1850 views | jayessess |
Biggest revenues of any football club in the world (€831.4m in their last accounts), so it's probably that. |  |
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| Mbappé to Madrid on 20:28 - Feb 19 with 1808 views | marvellous |
Aren't Real Madrid (and Barca) bankrolled by the Spanish government?
Or is that complete codswallop that I've been fed? |  | | |
| Mbappé to Madrid on 20:42 - Feb 19 with 1754 views | BarcaBlue |
| Mbappé to Madrid on 20:28 - Feb 19 by marvellous |
Aren't Real Madrid (and Barca) bankrolled by the Spanish government?
Or is that complete codswallop that I've been fed? |
I think that can be filed under complete codswallop. | | | |
| Mbappé to Madrid on 20:45 - Feb 19 with 1735 views | jayessess |
| Mbappé to Madrid on 20:28 - Feb 19 by marvellous |
Aren't Real Madrid (and Barca) bankrolled by the Spanish government?
Or is that complete codswallop that I've been fed? |
Not bankrolled but there was an issue with them getting unfair subsidies a few years back: https://theweek.com/74151/barcelona-and-real-madrid-to-pay-back-millions-in-ille
Basically got favourable treatment in land deals and extra tax breaks (that the European Commission ruled to be illegal). | |
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| Mbappé to Madrid on 20:49 - Feb 19 with 1708 views | BarcaBlue |
| Mbappé to Madrid on 20:16 - Feb 19 by jayessess |
Biggest revenues of any football club in the world (€831.4m in their last accounts), so it's probably that. |
I get that, and I assume there are a few clubs with similar revenue, but Madrid just seem to be able to stockpile high earners without outgoings. The only 2 I can think of in the last 5 years are Varane and Casemiro. | | | |
| Mbappé to Madrid on 20:56 - Feb 19 with 1676 views | jayessess |
| Mbappé to Madrid on 20:49 - Feb 19 by BarcaBlue |
I get that, and I assume there are a few clubs with similar revenue, but Madrid just seem to be able to stockpile high earners without outgoings. The only 2 I can think of in the last 5 years are Varane and Casemiro. |
Not unusual for clubs to spend 70% or so of their revenue on wages, so Real Madrid could probably sustain a wage bill of €550-600m a year off that sort of revenues.
Wouldn't be that odd to spend 5% off your wage bill on one player (I suspect Kieffer Moore probably occupies a greater percentage of ours). [Post edited 19 Feb 2024 21:34]
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| Mbappé to Madrid on 06:14 - Feb 20 with 1409 views | cressi |
We have known this all along he couldn't give a hoot that PSG won't get a fee. On a free means bigger wages. As for Madrid biggest club in the world by quite a way. Also I believe Spanish royal family involved. | | | |
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