Unless teams are forced to sell in order to stay afloat, they will not just disburse assets at 40%, 50% discounts. If they can cover their expenses and therefore not be forced to sell...they will hold onto their most prized assets until the economy as a whole recovers to an acceptable extent.
Imo, like Reza said, none of the top 5 leagues will lose clubs due to insolvency. Therefore, I don't think any of them would just sell for big discounts. Will there be opportunities to buysome players? Sure! Absolutely. At the end of the day, clubs will want to reinforce but are likely lacking the cash to do so. Obtaining more debt is unreasonable in the current environment. Therefore 1 way (and maybe the only way currently) to reinforce is to sell some of your own to raise capital. That will for sure happen. Will it be at lower prices, knowing fully well that any buyers out there are also lacking the cash? Yes.
But no, I don't think we can get our hands on any top players for big discounts. Big players that cost a lot are staying where they are for another year. They won't leave for "peanuts".
Now...can Dembele (just an example) leave Barca due to other issues? Meaning, he was probably going to leave even without Covid? Yes. Just like Coutinho did last year. But quite simply....this is a market we simply can't be in. It's impossible for us to afford these players. They will not be sold for amounts we can afford. Our only chance is that they'll go out on loans with huge options/obligations to buy. Can we structure this type of deal, somehow? It's possible I think. But i'm not holding my breath because I know what the competition will be like.
Having said all that, I do believe Ralf can help us be attractive to some of these players that have played in and done well in Germany previously (Jovic, Dembele, etc). His reputation in Germany is incredible, and any player (that came out of Germany) looking to "reinvent themselves" similar to Jovic/Dembele I guess, would probably seriously entertain the idea of being coached by Ralf. At the end of the day though, money talks.
Imo, like Reza said, none of the top 5 leagues will lose clubs due to insolvency. Therefore, I don't think any of them would just sell for big discounts. Will there be opportunities to buysome players? Sure! Absolutely. At the end of the day, clubs will want to reinforce but are likely lacking the cash to do so. Obtaining more debt is unreasonable in the current environment. Therefore 1 way (and maybe the only way currently) to reinforce is to sell some of your own to raise capital. That will for sure happen. Will it be at lower prices, knowing fully well that any buyers out there are also lacking the cash? Yes.
But no, I don't think we can get our hands on any top players for big discounts. Big players that cost a lot are staying where they are for another year. They won't leave for "peanuts".
Now...can Dembele (just an example) leave Barca due to other issues? Meaning, he was probably going to leave even without Covid? Yes. Just like Coutinho did last year. But quite simply....this is a market we simply can't be in. It's impossible for us to afford these players. They will not be sold for amounts we can afford. Our only chance is that they'll go out on loans with huge options/obligations to buy. Can we structure this type of deal, somehow? It's possible I think. But i'm not holding my breath because I know what the competition will be like.
Having said all that, I do believe Ralf can help us be attractive to some of these players that have played in and done well in Germany previously (Jovic, Dembele, etc). His reputation in Germany is incredible, and any player (that came out of Germany) looking to "reinvent themselves" similar to Jovic/Dembele I guess, would probably seriously entertain the idea of being coached by Ralf. At the end of the day though, money talks.