27 Jul 2014 22:32:19
Completely unrelated to rumours etc, Eds and all

With rodriguez signing for madrid 80 odd mil, recieving back 35.7 mil or however much in shirt sales already!? So ~2 seasons he's paid for his transfer already. ( not wages etc)

Is this purely because its madrid, or do you think that premier league clubs could do similar, sign one of these outrageous players and if they are big enough name pay back their transfers.

Extreme example but Messi to arsenal,
Would he pay back his transfer fee by the time say a 5 year deal would be up?

1.) 28 Jul 2014
28 Jul 2014 00:13:26
you raise a good point batch,
definitely think it's possible, to a similar extent it's like a big name going to a smaller club = henry to new york red bulls,
seems like all the countries with teams backed by a lot of sporting money can buy former big names to promote the league and that player,
maybe not as high of a percent of his transfer fee but a sizable amount,

i think because the spanish, english, german, french leagues are already paying silly money, it's effect is multiplied. but maybe it's the equivalent but for different reasons to go to that league/club/country? something like that

2.) 28 Jul 2014
28 Jul 2014 00:17:09
Did they really sell that many extra shirts or they bought a shirt anyway and put his name on it
Makes them feel better I think.

3.) 28 Jul 2014
28 Jul 2014 00:42:30
Honestly think Messi would. Not only in shirt sales, but imagine the amount of 'fans' Arsenal would gain worldwide?

4.) 28 Jul 2014
Surely RM doesn't receive every penny of the 35mil. the club probably get 10% (for example) of all t-shirt sales

it would help recuperate some of the transfer fee but I don't see it covering 80 mil in 2 years

having said that. if RM estimate 4 mil every year for 5 years. that 20 mil and they would see that Rodriguez only cost them 60.

5.) 28 Jul 2014
I don't like middle age older people In football shirts especially with names in the back but if was to sign not only would my three lil boys be wearing an arsenal shirt but my self and wife would also is probably buy all three kits lol each

6.) 28 Jul 2014
Agreed madstone, on all parts

7.) 28 Jul 2014
It's well documented that, obviously they don't get the whole figure but they will get a large chunk of it.

MrD. - 4 million is a very low estimate of a players shirt at RM, they will undoubtedly get their money back in shirt sales alone for rodriguez.

I think ronaldo was paid for very quickly as well