Quote Originally Posted by Ganpati's Goonerz--AFC's Aboriginal Fertility Cult View Post
Is part of that not economics?

My Juve mate rates Calafiore but they couldn't spend ÂŁ40m on a defender. {Would rather get Kiwior for half that.}

So no-one in Italy, France, Germany or Spain outside the big two would ever dream of paying the ÂŁ70m CPFC want for that Guelhi or however it's spelled.

In the old days, the Frogs bought Hoddle/Waddle, the Wops Gazza/Ince/Platt etc.

Now it's the other way 'round.
As P says, we mostly overrate our players. Maybe the big clubs abroad think he's not that special, worth that money.

When they had the one foreigner-rule in Italy, it was worth putting up the big bucks for special talents like the ones you mention. For players like Brady, Bergkamp and Bendtner too.