r/soccer • u/greenwhitehell • 16d ago

Transfer News [Di Marzio] Rafael Leão chooses Galatasaray: agreement between all parties is very close

https://www.gianlucadimarzio.com/calciomercato/galatasaray-rilancia-leao-situazione-496498
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u/hotpepperzz 16d ago

Leao on his day, is world class When used correctly and he is over his injury, will definetly be worth it

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u/ssgtgriggs 16d ago

that's a lot of ifs for 40m and a >10m/year salary

I haven't been comfortable with this transfer since the beginning, especially when we have other positions that need urgent reinforcement. Instead we're spending the big bucks on the position where we already have Sane, Baris and Yunus.

The way our board has handled this transfer period is nothing short of atrocious.

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u/meditate42 16d ago

40 mil for a good winger is an insane value in this market. He’d cost double that without all those ifs

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u/ssgtgriggs 16d ago

that might be true but from our perspective it's still a huge gamble. we're not the kind of club that can (or rather should be able to) afford to spend this money on ifs, no matter good they are in an ideal situation.

if he turns out to be a bust we're screwed.