The Incoming Transfers Everywhere Thread: Summer 2023

[Kenny]

I will keep you up to date with any snippets I receive.

 

[Nando]

Not all heroes wear capes

But do they have seven TVs?

 

[GLASGOWOLF]

To us all the Money is mind blowing and none of us would turn it down.

But when you are already set for life Financially, the actual difference between £50K a week, or £150K a week is not that big a deal.

Yes someone offered me that money my morals would fuck off out the park big style, but for modern day footballers they are already set for life Financially, moves should be made for a Football reason, not money, this just stinks of a Money decision. Ruben comes across as one of the most genuine guys in football, yet this deal just does not sit right with his image.

For Wolves it's a no Brainer, last year of his contract £47m FFP kicked into touch for 2 years, wolves have to accept the offer, just a little bit of bitter taste that he is effectively retiring before his peak by playing in a league with players who are well past the sell by date.

Messi, Ronaldo, etc I have no qualms they were never going to affect the game at the top level so drop down to a lower standard.
Neves is better than that.

I still wish him all the best he has been superb for us, a true Club Legend.

 

[b3h]

 

[darlowolf64]

To us all the Money is mind blowing and none of us would turn it down.

But when you are already set for life Financially, the actual difference between £50K a week, or £150K a week is not that big a deal.

Yes someone offered me that money my morals would fuck off out the park big style, but for modern day footballers they are already set for life Financially, moves should be made for a Football reason, not money, this just stinks of a Money decision. Ruben comes across as one of the most genuine guys in football, yet this deal just does not sit right with his image.

For Wolves it's a no Brainer, last year of his contract £47m FFP kicked into touch for 2 years, wolves have to accept the offer, just a little bit of bitter taste that he is effectively retiring before his peak by playing in a league with players who are well past the sell by date.

Messi, Ronaldo, etc I have no qualms they were never going to affect the game at the top level so drop down to a lower standard.
Neves is better than that.

I still wish him all the best he has been superb for us, a true Club Legend.

You keep missing the bit where he's actually going from £50k to £650k per week(as per latest update)... That IS a big deal.
Also, how many "set for life" footballers are there really at 26? 1 bad investment mistake and you're screwed. THIS sets him up for life

 

[Loki]

He would be crazy not accept that offer. Attracting a CL club after a couple of years might be debatable though. Good luck to him whatever he decides.

 

[Carrotdude]

He’s currently getting double my yearly salary per week so I’d say that would set you up for life unless you’re a fucking idiot with money tbf.

 

[AndyWolves]

What choice did he really have though? No CL teams were in for him, Barca didn't want to pay actual money. The only decision he really had was between running down his contract or going to Saudi. My guess is that he at least felt he owed wolves more than leaving on a free, not saying that was the only factor but I reckon it was a consideration.

 

[Del Woppio]

He’s currently getting double my yearly salary per week so I’d say that would set you up for life unless you’re a fucking idiot with money tbf.

Absolutely, he's already more than set for life, with earnings to date of £15-20m, and even if he'd stayed in Europe he'd have been looking at earning £5m a year from now until retirement, giving him career earnings in excess of £50m. This Saudi contract isn't 'set for life' money, it's generational wealth territory.

EDIT - for the avoidance of doubt, I'd 100% do the same thing, no judgement here. I think I *might* let my morals get in the way if we're talking about the difference between earning £5m a year or £10m a year - but this sort of tax free money is almost impossible to turn down, regardless of your sporting ambitions

 

[Jinky]

Well it's certainly got people talking. I've had a LOT of messages from mates yesterday/today wondering "what the fuck is Neves up to?".

Most/all understand the pull of the money, and they all agree it's a cracking deal for Wolves, but the thing that most people are questioning is his thought process going out there at this stage of his career from a footballing perspective. Lots of "no ambition" comments and such. As per Andy's comment above, though. If a CL club isn't bidding for him, he realistically has three options. Sign another deal here, move to Saudi and sort the family out for generations to come, or hang on in the hope someone comes in later in the window.

The way I see it, he has given us a good chunk of his career, he's now sorting his family AND simultaneously sorting Wolves out with a parting gift, and he should have time on his side to get a CL move in a year or two.

He bucked the trend when he came to us in the Championship from a CL club, and he's doing it again by being probably the first top level player to move there while still in his prime. Goes with nothing but our/my absolute best wishes and as others have said, he goes down as a Wolves legend.

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

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Also, how many "set for life" footballers are there really at 26? 1 bad investment mistake and you're screwed. THIS sets him up for life

Ridiculous.

He's earned around 20 million already, one bad investment doesn't mean he's screwed at all..unless he bets the lot on red.

If someone won the lottery and won 20million, they'd be made for life wouldn't they?

That's 800 years of the average yearly salary in the UK.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Yannick Carrasco was only 25 when he moved to China. Spent two years there, moved back to Atletico and has won La Liga since. No reason why it can't be a similar path for Neves. European clubs won't be skint either in paper or real terms (or both) forever but it's a bit of a perfect storm at the moment where plenty of them are.

 

[Carrotdude]

What choice did he really have though? No CL teams were in for him, Barca didn't want to pay actual money. The only decision he really had was between running down his contract or going to Saudi. My guess is that he at least felt he owed wolves more than leaving on a free, not saying that was the only factor but I reckon it was a consideration.

This is a fair point, it does seem like it was either this or nothing and the club would absolutely want him to go so they get the money.

 

[Kenny]

Ridiculous.

He's earned around 20 million already, one bad investment doesn't mean he's screwed at all..unless he bets the lot on red.

Avoid Michael McIndoe and he should be ok

 

[pr0sl0]

Ridiculous.

He's earned around 20 million already, one bad investment doesn't mean he's screwed at all..unless he bets the lot on red.

Retired sports stars end up going bankrupt all the time, it's incredibly common. In the US it's something between 15-60% depending on the sport (and who you ask, it's a difficult thing to calculate exactly and there are different sources with different methods), and I imagine it's similar in football.

If you're used to the lifestyle of someone being paid six or seven or eight figures per year, retiring in your mid-30s and suddenly going to zero can see that money being exhausted alarmingly quickly.

 

[Sniffer]

He bucked the trend when he came to us in the Championship from a CL club, and he's doing it again by being probably the first top level player to move there while still in his prime. Goes with nothing but our/my absolute best wishes and as others have said, he goes down as a Wolves legend.

I've seen a few comments, not necessarily on here about him going from the Champions League to the Championship and whilst this is true, it disguises the fact that he was only a bit part player in his final season at Porto. 8 full matches in terms of minutes over the full season in the League/Champions League. His career was stalling and whilst we were fortunate to persuade him to come here, it wasn't so surprising as the likes of Bruce, Wyness and Radrizzani were willing to to gob off to the press about.

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

Retired sports stars end up going bankrupt all the time, it's incredibly common. In the US it's something between 15-60% depending on the sport (and who you ask, it's a difficult thing to calculate exactly and there are different sources with different methods), and I imagine it's similar in football.

If you're used to the lifestyle of someone being paid six or seven or eight figures per year, retiring in your mid-30s and suddenly going to zero can see that money being exhausted alarmingly quickly.

Well that's down to their own bad decisions, not down to the basic maths of the fact that they have already earned enough money to live comfortably after they retire.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Well that's down to their own bad decisions, not down to the basic maths of the fact that they have already earned enough money to live comfortably after they retire.

You and I don't live and never will live in that world so we cannot possibly comprehend it.

He's an extreme example and it stands out more because he's a cunt but look at that fat oaf of an ex-PM who moaned about his salary constantly and described six figure writing jobs as "chickenfeed". Equally someone like that can never understand the realities of life for the other 99% of the population because they've never even come close to it.

 

[big mean bunny]

Whilst not entirely the same. The sentiments about chasing the money, are very similar to what a lot of fans of better European teams experience when there star players join the Prems lower fancied sides, due to the wealth and spending power.

This was partly what some fans of Sporting felt about Nunes (regardless of how that has turned out).

 

[Tyrannosaurus Dan]

I know it’s not comparable but if my employer said to me ‘we’ve just opened a branch in Saudi Arabia and we want you to go and work there on ten times your current salary’ then I think I’d be off to pack my suitcase.