Dymak
Player Valuation: £40m
Its a bit different breaking that structure on a single player, sets a precedent for future negotiations
The wider market and the contract situation of a player are also very influential factors, though.
Strikers, especially very good ones that are capable of succeeding in the Premier League will typically be paid considerably more. DCL is on considerably more than Garner and Gueye despite him seldom being fit and always being crap. That might not be fair, but it’s just the way the market is.
I don't necessarily disagree with the points about putting all your eggs in one basket, or with considerations about wage policy and squad harmony. But that outlook needs to be balanced with the ‘pay cheap, pay twice’ reality that we seem trapped in to some degree.
Vlahovic is top drawer and worth his 200k a week imo, but he will probably get that wage elsewhere, at the likes of Arsenal, Newcastle or United.
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