Lichfield Dean Posted July 21 VT Supporter Share Posted July 21 1 minute ago, Tommo_b said: This is mad, if I was a pro footballer I don’t know what I would do. My gut feeling is this is career suicide, but the flip side is, at €350k a week tax free, would you care? But then the other side of me is thinking he is probably on good money here, get better sponsorship deals and how much money does a youngster need to be financially set for life, make good Investments and you’d be sitting pretty forever I don't understand what career suicide means. If you earn that amount of money then surely your career is going about well as it possibly can? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommo_b Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 Just now, Lichfield Dean said: I don't understand what career suicide means. If you earn that amount of money then surely your career is going about well as it possibly can? Yeah true, can’t really disagree with that. Not sure the point I was thinking of, made sense in my head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaParkAvenue Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 5 minutes ago, Lichfield Dean said: I don't understand what career suicide means. If you earn that amount of money then surely your career is going about well as it possibly can? Maybe more of a status suicide. You’re swimming in money while the general public slowly forget about you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macandally Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 With all due respect to Saudi, it’s not one of those places you would want to live for too long. Diaby there for 2 years, made man then come back to another league. For non-Muslims, there is very little upside beyond the salary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisvilla4 Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 Warm weather, big house with a pool. That would do for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villan-scott Posted July 21 VT Supporter Share Posted July 21 16 minutes ago, macandally said: With all due respect to Saudi, it’s not one of those places you would want to live for too long. Diaby there for 2 years, made man then come back to another league. For non-Muslims, there is very little upside beyond the salary Diaby is a Muslim so I don’t imagine the lifestyle will be too much of an issue. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulMcGrath_5 Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 8 minutes ago, chrisvilla4 said: Warm weather, big house with a pool. That would do for me. It’s not all it’s cracked up to be! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 1 hour ago, PerryBarrPet said: Thank you. I thought such contracts are paid over time so possible exchange fluctuations must be taken into account. I presume Villa would stipulate being paid in sterling so the purchaser would need to decide how to manage their finances (buy forward or whatever). I'd guess Villa will have a Euro account at their bank in the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post villan95 Posted July 21 Popular Post Share Posted July 21 50 minutes ago, Leeroy said: Numbers aren't that important when looking at CMs like Modric but they most certainly are when assessing a SS or winger. If Salah only got 2 goals next season I can guarantee you people would say he's finished and for good reason And we all know who they'd be against 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frodo Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 It's like this, I work for Royal mail a decent wage with overtime & probably known as the top delivery service in the country (it isn't but that's another story) & Evri come along & offer me triple my salary & tax free I know what I'm doing wish you all the best Moussa, thanks for helping us back into Europe's elite 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarryOnVilla Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 1 minute ago, Frodo said: It's like this, I work for Royal mail a decent wage with overtime & probably known as the top delivery service in the country (it isn't but that's another story) & Evri come along & offer me triple my salary & tax free I know what I'm doing wish you all the best Moussa, thanks for helping us back into Europe's elite Who is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaBrum Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 15 minutes ago, CarryOnVilla said: Who is? He mentioned 'Evri'. lol 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lichfield Dean Posted July 21 VT Supporter Share Posted July 21 1 hour ago, Tommo_b said: Yeah true, can’t really disagree with that. Not sure the point I was thinking of, made sense in my head. I mean, money isn't everything, I understand that. Perhaps the one thing that it messes up, if we consider it part of a footballer's career, is playing for your national side? And maybe getting a champions league medal? But as we've seen, playing in Saudi isn't necessarily a blocker for playing internationally. And at the rate it's headed, maybe the Saudi League will end up being a more prestigious tournament than even than the champions league in a few years. Who knows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisvilla4 Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 46 minutes ago, PaulMcGrath_5 said: It’s not all it’s cracked up to be! I can imagine, but I'd give it a go for a year! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeepDish Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 54 minutes ago, villan-scott said: Diaby is a Muslim so I don’t imagine the lifestyle will be too much of an issue. But the whole of Middle East is extremely racist against black people. So it will probably be a change from living in the UK with that regards unless he manage to live very sheltered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 54 minutes ago, villan-scott said: Diaby is a Muslim so I don’t imagine the lifestyle will be too much of an issue. Also with that giant pay rise, his Zakat contributions (a pillar of Islam) is 2.5% of your yearly wage to charities, means he can also help a lot more people. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubby Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 1 hour ago, chrisvilla4 said: Warm weather, big house with a pool. That would do for me. ...In a gated community, completely isolated from normal everyday life. That's not for me personally 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 Well I was wrong about this, I never thought a] a Saudi club would pay what it would take, or b] that he'd be particularly interested anyway. Surprised, but in the end I think it's a good deal for us and that's all I really care about. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 11 minutes ago, Tubby said: ...In a gated community, completely isolated from normal everyday life. That's not for me personally They live in gater communities here anyway, they already live very private lives, kids in private schools, PAs etc etc I doubt he was a regular down his local tescos in brum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisvilla4 Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 16 minutes ago, Tubby said: ...In a gated community, completely isolated from normal everyday life. That's not for me personally Not sure how much different it would be over here tbh, barring the smog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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