07-16-2014, 01:34 AM
The whole point about paying 30M for Iturbe, or someone like him is that he also has high re-sell value.
Take a guy like Cerci, for example. At age 27, he might have 3 or 4 fantastic years ahead of him. But by the time he reaches 30, no team is going to pay big bucks to sign him, knowing that his decline is inevitably close. Look at what Real did with Kaka. They signed him for 60 something million euros, and ended up having to send him back to us for free. That is the kind of potential financial loss teams signing older players are looking at.
Iturbe, on the other hand, still has over 10 years before he reaches his decline stage. A team that signs him could have him play great for them for maybe 5 years, and then sell him to another major team willing to pay high price for a guy who is still not nearing his decline. That is what we did with Kaka when we first signed him, and what Man U did with Ronaldo.
Simply basing price on their performances today, Iturbe isn't worth nearly the 30 million he is being tagged at. But if you factor in all the future earning potential from re-sell, he could be worth every penny and some. Of course, that is assuming the best case scenario where he develops incredibly well, but teams have to believe they can bring the best out of him if they are spending that much cash on him.
Take a guy like Cerci, for example. At age 27, he might have 3 or 4 fantastic years ahead of him. But by the time he reaches 30, no team is going to pay big bucks to sign him, knowing that his decline is inevitably close. Look at what Real did with Kaka. They signed him for 60 something million euros, and ended up having to send him back to us for free. That is the kind of potential financial loss teams signing older players are looking at.
Iturbe, on the other hand, still has over 10 years before he reaches his decline stage. A team that signs him could have him play great for them for maybe 5 years, and then sell him to another major team willing to pay high price for a guy who is still not nearing his decline. That is what we did with Kaka when we first signed him, and what Man U did with Ronaldo.
Simply basing price on their performances today, Iturbe isn't worth nearly the 30 million he is being tagged at. But if you factor in all the future earning potential from re-sell, he could be worth every penny and some. Of course, that is assuming the best case scenario where he develops incredibly well, but teams have to believe they can bring the best out of him if they are spending that much cash on him.