Tricky Leaks

🚨🎙️ Gary Neville on the Inflated Transfer Market “This is the start of something really bad…” “Buying players like Elliot Anderson and Mateus Fernandes for those prices… it’s going to start something really bad, isn’t it? Nottingham Forest wanting over £100 million for a lad who was £35 million a couple of years ago, West Ham slapping £80 million-plus on a young lad they bought for forty-odd million last summer — come on! These lads have had decent seasons, fair enough, but their performances aren’t even up to the standards this sort of money demands. Anderson’s doing well at Forest, but he’s not dictating games or bossing midfields like a £100m player should. Fernandes chipped in with a few goals and assists at West Ham, but let’s be honest — it’s hardly world-class consistency, especially in a team that went down. Supporters desire proven quality and youthful talent, yet they swiftly complain that every serious target is exorbitantly priced. £125m? Excessive. £80m? Unjustifiable. £38m? Still somehow overpriced. We must acknowledge the current market reality: clubs are no longer parting with their best players easily. But this is the start of a dangerous series of overpricing that’s about to ruin the transfer market. Clubs are pricing themselves out of reality on the back of one good year, wages will go through the roof again, and before you know it, only the super-rich can compete. We’ve seen it before — it ends in tears, dodgy finances, and players who can’t live up to the hype. Something needs to change, or the game’s heading for trouble!”

Man City's second offer worth £120m for Elliot Anderson has been rejected ❌