The Zlatan Transfer Analysed

http://swissramble.blogspot.com/

What a £#%&! up of a transfer.

Also highlights what a myth free transfers really are

My favourite part

In reality, Ibrahimovic has of course been sold after only a year, which has so far cost Barcelona €88 million (purchase price €70 million plus a year’s salary €15 million and bonus €4 million).

To be fair, Ibrahimovic was bought as a direct replacement for Eto’o, so we should probably bring him into the equation and reduce the cost by the €8 million (or so) wages that Barcelona would have paid to the Cameroon striker, meaning that the net cost should be reduced to €80 million.

On the other hand, Barcelona bought David Villa for €40 million this summer, effectively replacing Eto’o after a year’s hiatus with Ibrahimovic, so this should be added, bringing the total cost for the last year to an incredible €120 million.

Arguably, the cost is even higher, as the money paid to Inter last year enabled them to buy a whole raft of top quality players, who were pivotal in their Champions League triumph, not least when they eliminated Barcelona in the semi finals. In exchange for Ibrahimovic, Inter got Eto’o and €50 million, which they used to buy Wesley Sneijder (€13.5 million), Diego Milito (€22.5 million), Thiago Motta (€9 million) and Lucio (€6 million).

You can’t really put a price on a victory like that, but Inter received €49 million from UEFA’s central distribution, compared to Barcelona’s €39 million. That’s €10 million more, so our estimate of Barcelona’s total cost for a year of Ibrahimovic’s services has arrived at a whopping great €130 million.

Of course, when Barcelona receive the €24 million from Milan for Ibrahimovic’s sale, this will come down to “only €106 million”, but to lose that much on one deal in one year shows a distinct lack of financial judgment at the very least. To put it more bluntly, it’s staggering incompetence, especially when you consider that the loss is equivalent to more than 25% of Barcelona’s annual turnover.

bargin

Well run cluib, don't play corporate games, run by fans for fans etc

stupid @#%&!s

Originally Posted by dodger

Well run cluib, don't play corporate games, run by fans for fans etc

One has to pop up every time.

Originally Posted by dodger

Well run cluib, don't play corporate games, run by fans for fans etc

beautiful football, grassroots, spanish version of united etc

What a read, took ages, had numbers & things in as well that made it hard to understand.

All joking aside, seems to be quite a good site.

Good article on Kenyon/Chelski here

http://swissramble.blogspot.com/2009...-of-money.html

and one on Gill

http://swissramble.blogspot.com/sear...ester%20United

Value!



Couldn't happen to a more deserving shower of sanctimonious @#%&!s imo.

Where's marlo??

Originally Posted by simonw

What a read, took ages, had numbers & things in as well that made it hard to understand.

All joking aside, seems to be quite a good site.

Good article on Kenyon/Chelski here

http://swissramble.blogspot.com/2009...-of-money.html

and one on Gill

http://swissramble.blogspot.com/sear...ester%20United

The poster child for the odious side of modern football, Kenyon is clearly a very fortunate man. Even now, he is still head-hunted by other clubs like City, though any muppet would be an improvement on the absurd Garry Cook. Maybe they are seduced by Manchester United’s success during his tenure, though some argue that he “just happened to be there when United won the treble” and United have hardly struggled after his departure.

Although it is easy to hate a man who describes the beautiful game as “the industry” and sprinkles his conversation with terms such as “delivering eyeballs” and “building communications platforms”, it takes a special kind of man to unite the fans of Manchester United and Chelsea, who in a match at Old Trafford both chanted, “Stand up, if you hate Kenyon”. On your feet yet ?

I think Kenyon's at CAA atm.

Coracao great find.

Some really scary stuff on there.

We laugh at the vermin situation but the Glazers are worse and it's not just us almost every team is in the mire.

£#%&! me several clubs are going to go bang and it will make what happend at Leeds look like busting your overdraft by a tenner.

Originally Posted by simonw

Coracao great find.

Some really scary stuff on there.

We laugh at the vermin situation but the Glazers are worse and it's not just us almost every team is in the mire.

£#%&! me several clubs are going to go bang and it will make what happend at Leeds look like busting your overdraft by a tenner.

There was an article I posted on here the other week from there, it was on Inter. Have a read of that one

Here it is;

http://swissramble.blogspot.com/2010...s-success.html

Would love to know where he gets all his figures from...

Originally Posted by red in cumbria

Where's marlo??

Putting the finishing touches to his 'my Zlatan wum you all fell for' post.

The only comment I could possibly make on that is the fact that Barca had to sell Etoo as he was the last year in his contract and was more than likely to leave on a free transfer had that deal not gone through... so there is some saving there (I think - despite the amortisation covering that).

That said, you can't polish a turd and it was a huge financial #@&%! up.

Got that £#%&!ing Abracadabra @#%&!ing song in my head now

Originally Posted by Coracao

My favourite part

In reality, Ibrahimovic has of course been sold after only a year, which has so far cost Barcelona €88 million (purchase price €70 million plus a year’s salary €15 million and bonus €4 million).

To be fair, Ibrahimovic was bought as a direct replacement for Eto’o, so we should probably bring him into the equation and reduce the cost by the €8 million (or so) wages that Barcelona would have paid to the Cameroon striker, meaning that the net cost should be reduced to €80 million.

On the other hand, Barcelona bought David Villa for €40 million this summer, effectively replacing Eto’o after a year’s hiatus with Ibrahimovic, so this should be added, bringing the total cost for the last year to an incredible €120 million.

Arguably, the cost is even higher, as the money paid to Inter last year enabled them to buy a whole raft of top quality players, who were pivotal in their Champions League triumph, not least when they eliminated Barcelona in the semi finals. In exchange for Ibrahimovic, Inter got Eto’o and €50 million, which they used to buy Wesley Sneijder (€13.5 million), Diego Milito (€22.5 million), Thiago Motta (€9 million) and Lucio (€6 million).

You can’t really put a price on a victory like that, but Inter received €49 million from UEFA’s central distribution, compared to Barcelona’s €39 million. That’s €10 million more, so our estimate of Barcelona’s total cost for a year of Ibrahimovic’s services has arrived at a whopping great €130 million.

Of course, when Barcelona receive the €24 million from Milan for Ibrahimovic’s sale, this will come down to “only €106 million”, but to lose that much on one deal in one year shows a distinct lack of financial judgment at the very least. To put it more bluntly, it’s staggering incompetence, especially when you consider that the loss is equivalent to more than 25% of Barcelona’s annual turnover.

Those numbers don't reflect the cost of Ibrahimovic, they show the cost of replacing Eto.

The cost of Ibra is his transfer fee + wages - selling price. So about €65m (if you believe the numbers he's used).

Still a monumental £#%&! up.