Sampaoli… hates the transfer market: “He treats players like products, like cans of tomatoes”

Of course, some are delighted that the negotiations are over. Who? But of course the coaches. And Jorge Sampaoli arrives to confirm this real idiosyncrasy of coaches for the transfer market.

And this market session is also over, leaving its aftermath. There are those who have spent more than four major championships put together like Chelsea, those who have practically not moved in or out, those who have greeted their stars and those who have brought new promises to the squad. But of course, someone is delighted that the negotiations are over. Who? But of course the coaches. It would be enough to think of all the press conferences in January, in which the technicians jumped through hoops to avoid talking too much about the market and concentrate on the matches. Not to mention that working with a rose that could be revolutionized within a few hours is not the best of life.

Hatred of the market

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And Jorge Sampaoli arrives to confirm this real idiosyncrasy for the transfer market. The Argentine coach, coach of Sevilla, presented the challenge that his team will oppose to Barcelona, ​​in the splendid setting of the Camp Nou. But, as he reports AS, he still got a question at the press conference regarding the club’s transfer market. Not that the Andalusians have moved much, given that there have only been returns from loans or temporary transfers. But the coach explains that it is still a topic that he deals with a lot of difficulty. “It’s a very particular topic, which I find hard to talk about. When I arrive in a locker room, I usually see human beings”.

Jars of tomatoes

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Not exactly what happens during negotiations… “The transfer market instead uses the players as if they were a product, as if they were a can of tomatoes. Sometimes sensational values ​​are produced in transfers and then after six months the same player is sent on loan without the club receiving a single euro”. And any reference to someone close to Sampaoli is by no means accidental. “Let’s take the examples of Ocampos or Bryan Gil, who have come back here to be happy, despite having recently had important transfers.” Gil returned on loan from Tottenham, who bought him from Sevilla in 2021 for 25million, while Ocampos ended his loan at Ajax. In short, human and sporting situations that are not easy to deal with. And that’s why not everyone likes the market very much…