What if the £ goes back up, will the club then look to re negotiate their contracts down? I don't think that the £ will stay low for a prolonged period so don't really see this as being too much of an issue in the long run.
When their salaries were negotiated, it's only natural that they would have calculated how much those salaries were worth in euros. Now that the salaries are worth considerably less euros, will they ask for an increase? ;hmm
That's just another risk that us international movers and shakers have to live with ;biggrin
I'm sure that even if the currencies do fluctuate, the poor little mites should still just about have enough in the piggy bank to cover the 'leccy bill
Saw a report that on 5 Live DG said offers wouldn't be considered for Payet below £50m, which made me ;hmm
This is the full interview, which is more positive about our intentions to keep him. Just wish he'd kept it to 'he's not for sale' and not added a 'minimum price'.
There's an article in the Mail from Sully this morning.
Basically says he's not for sale, he's worth at least £100m and that we would keep him even if he kicked up a storm. He also says if he keeps performing, we'll keep upping his wages.
What makes me laugh is that the season ended two months ago and as far as we're all aware there hasn't been a single offer for him. Yet we are constantly being told daily that x, y and z are interested and we've got owners putting out hands off pleas on a weekly basis.
I think most transfer rumours are media generated and driven - they have to fill space somehow - and are often totally bogus.
At the same time, I wouldn't be surprised if some of it wasn't driven by clubs (sellers and buyers) using tame journos to test the waters and see what reaction they get.
In Payet's case, I really can't see any club wanting to go over £40m for him, probably closer to £30m, so the club are at least making the right noises by putting the valuation the other side of silly money.
Guarantee that the clubs are involved in it. The press know it's not really a story but they have a source so they'll run it. It's just a less important version of what governments and intelligence agencies do to us. They pick up the phone, tell us something and then tell us not to name them.
what on earth posesses Sully to say this ??? "...There might be six weeks of silliness when he bangs the table, but..." what a complete idiot that man is. Make him deputy to Boris in our wonderful brave new Brexitland..
I am very grateful for what the chairmen have done and continue to do for this club, but yeah, Sully really has no tact or, it seems, much common sense.
I think I know what he was getting at but it does make Payet sound like a petulant child which I'm sure wasn't his intention, but he really is like that drunk uncle at a wedding sometimes.
I don't think anyone expects him to change, but I for one would prefer it if he displayed a little more tact and self-control when talking to the media
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This is the full interview, which is more positive about our intentions to keep him. Just wish he'd kept it to 'he's not for sale' and not added a 'minimum price'.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0415mtg
Basically says he's not for sale, he's worth at least £100m and that we would keep him even if he kicked up a storm. He also says if he keeps performing, we'll keep upping his wages.
The Mirror is the paper with the original interview.
Yet no official bid. ;hmm
I think most transfer rumours are media generated and driven - they have to fill space somehow - and are often totally bogus.
At the same time, I wouldn't be surprised if some of it wasn't driven by clubs (sellers and buyers) using tame journos to test the waters and see what reaction they get.
In Payet's case, I really can't see any club wanting to go over £40m for him, probably closer to £30m, so the club are at least making the right noises by putting the valuation the other side of silly money.
Imagine!?
http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11685/10502115/dimitri-payet-committed-to-west-ham-and-excited-to-play-at-olympic-stadium
Looks like I may owe Izzy some CMUs.
"...There might be six weeks of silliness when he bangs the table, but..."
what a complete idiot that man is. Make him deputy to Boris in our wonderful brave new Brexitland..
I think I know what he was getting at but it does make Payet sound like a petulant child which I'm sure wasn't his intention, but he really is like that drunk uncle at a wedding sometimes.
I don't get people jumping all over him and expecting him to change. He has become a multi millionaire by doing it his way. Who are we to argue?
#allrise
#forwarddefence
Maybe no CMUs required.