If that is actually true, it is just that. It doesn’t help to wave behind someone who wants to do such a career cut. Of course, the chance of playing at the club World Cup is particularly valuable for non-European players, but whether it is the right decision in the long run will be shown.
For Galatasaray, this is of course a hard blow, but the sums that stood in the room for transfer and salary would have blown up the entire financial structure of the association and the league. Also with a possible transfer proceeds for the 2026/27 season, the income from the Champions League, jersey sales and advertising revenue would have been, for which the association has not (yet) advanced.
There is no use if you take a player of 75 million transfer plus up to 45 million salary for three years, completely destroy the salary structure, possibly make further transfers more expensive and ultimately issue 150 million for a team that is still not a CL-final tire due to the overall situation in European football.
Who knows what the future brings for Turkish football. It would be better to put the 75 million that seems to be in several reinforcements.
What career step? At the end of the day, the Turkish league also has no standing in Europe that this can be seen as a blatant step back. For a player in his class, both leagues are a career step that can be seen little – but in Saudi Arabia, he is wage in a princely.
And in the end these are not only dimensions into which the club has not pushed in, but in which the association will not advance. Except for the Saudi League, a maximum of 1-2 clubs worldwide and that will not be able to catch up during our lifetime.
And talking about non-final ripe is also over the reality. Perhaps it would be done to speak of non-round ripe.
And overall you have to say that he is not worth this money in Europe – which is why nobody comes up with the idea of paying him this insane salary. I don’t blame him, I would do it that way.
Without wanting to dissuade the Saudi Arab league and the Asian Champions League too much, it is something different from playing with Galatasaray as the top player of the club in front of the full hut in the Champions League against opponents such as Real Madrid, Manchester City, Juventus Turin etc. As a player, I would do without money if I actually get the rumored 10 to 20 million. He can still change after the season. It is not as if he is in a second year of Süper Lig. And he will not fall out of the focus of the top teams in Turkey if he performs well at European level.
Of course, a Champions League final is utopian in a short or medium-term perspective, so I do not do anything. But Gala made her best season game against Tottenham in the El and they ended up in the cup winner. Who knows what would have happened if Icardi hadn’t seriously injured. But it doesn’t matter. European games are still secondary compared to the championship in their own country.
The association generates a lot of money through merchandising products, the stadium is 80 to 90 percent fully occupied and there are relatively large number of players who could achieve higher transfer revenues for Turkish conditions (if you want to get rid of them). I am not familiar with the association’s real estate, but there is always talk of any lease and rental income that would be possible. You can also sponsor a player via advertising medium. I don’t know about that either. But a chip company has made an advertising film with Osimhen, which also came about thanks to the gala. Company X HOMPLE YOUR BAY YOU THE BOOT to generate sales through the fans of the association Z.
But as I said, it is not only done with Osimhen. Gala needs a new goalkeeper after 14 years. Despite its age, a Mertens is also difficult to replace. It is also unclear whether an Icardi can build on the success of the last two and a half years before his injury. You also need a third strong defender. There is a big problem right at the back, and if Baris and/or Sara should leave the club, you also need replacement there. In addition to the 75 million for Osimhen, Summa Summarum would possibly be necessary 30 to 50 million.
Unless the club agreed with Naples at a lower price and resale. All in all, however, it is a big, possibly too large financial undertaking for a Turkish club, so I agree with you.