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The original was posted on /r/soccer by /u/kibme37 on 2025-06-24 08:24:19+00:00.
Original Title: Rangnick “If I were the owner or director of the club, I would only try to sign and invest in young players. Does it make sense to spend €50m on a 28 or 30-year-old signing? You’ll never recoup that money, and the player might not even be available for the last 1 or 2 years.”
“Let’s calculate it. You sign a 28 or 30-year-old with a five-year contract. You spend 50m on the transfer fee, an average of 15m per year multiplied by five. That’s 65m salary plus the 50m transfer fee equals 115m, plus the agents’ fees. The whole operation costs you around 130m. You only use a portion of an investment like that in the first 3 years of the contract, at most. It’s like a bet or a visit to the casino where I bet 130million on red or white.”