Fabiano

[Randall Flagg]

Relieved about that - he would be another Balotelli in this country - ie signs for massive wages and then touts for an exit half way through the season.

Balotelli never asked to leave, that's just his attitude. I think Adriano would be a more relevant player considering he just signed a 3-year deal with Roma in January only to pull out now because he misses his family in Brazil.

 

[jonnyp]

Thank f for that.

 

[Dan Ashcroft]

How comes they're able to sign him now then?

Is it because they play during the summer therefore giving them different tranfer window times? (and what are their transfer windows?).

Because they are southern hemisphere, the Brazilian season does run 6 months out of sync with the European one (so their big break is over our winter).

But as far as I'm aware they don't have any transfer windows in Brazil. It's a UEFA invention, not a FIFA one.

 

[Lilbaz]

But financially how can they pay that sort of money? Is £6m+ excessive for a Brazilian team?

Their turnover is about £35m (guestimate). They will be able to afford it if they get merchandising sales to match the figure and increased gate receipts. Obviously they think they can.

 

[Krafty]

How comes they're able to sign him now then?

Is it because they play during the summer therefore giving them different tranfer window times? (and what are their transfer windows?).

Its the buyers window, not the sellers, that matters.

For example a Russian team, whose window runs until the end of March, can buy a player from us even though our window closed at the end of January.

Each FA (in Europe) can choose when the windows are, hence why in January the English window closed at like 5pm and Scotland was open until midnight.

Like Dan says, I'm not sure Brazil has a window, but thought I'd share some knowledge about the windows...

 

[Krafty]

Their turnover is about £35m (guestimate). They will be able to afford it if they get merchandising sales to match the figure and increased gate receipts. Obviously they think they can.

In Brazil its normal to sell the rights of a player, be it economic (transfer) or merchandise. As opposed to in England, where clubs look to sell shirts and the like to earn back the money they have spent on a player, Brazilian clubs find a partner in the transfer to pay most of the fee and wages, with the partner then making their money back by selling merchandise with the players name on it

 

[Bobbins]

I think the price says it all really.

 

[Spurz]

these south american superstars have the tendency to cry home when things are not going their way. We better pamper Gomes a little more... haha

 

[StanSpur]

But financially how can they pay that sort of money? Is £6m+ excessive for a Brazilian team?

Brazil has one of the strongest economies at the moment and has seen significant growth whilst the rest of the world is heading in the opposite direction - meaning there are a lot of rich Brazilians investing in their football clubs. Also he used to play there and has been a fixture in te Brazil team for a number of years so i am sure he would have commercial appeal.

 

[Matt C]

Good, bullet dodged he would have been bloody awful here IMHO

 

[brasil_spur]

But financially how can they pay that sort of money? Is £6m+ excessive for a Brazilian team?

To answer the money question:

The gap in financial strength between Brazilian and European clubs is getting ever smaller.

First you have the exchange rate.

The Brazilian Real (R$) has gone from 5.3 to the £ in 2005 to 2.65 to the £ today.

So in effect in this period the value of the R$ has doubled against European currency.

Then you have the economic situation in Brazil. Brazil being one of the worlds fastest growing economies over the same period.

Then you look at Sao Paulo being the largest city in Brazil, it's economic center and realise that the massive growth and increase in wealth that has been occurring in Brazil is massively centralised in Sao Paulo.

Sao Paulo has a population of 11 million in the centre, 20 million in the greater area, 30 million in the expanded area and 40 million in the state as a whole.

Sao Paulo (the football team) is the most popular team from Sao Paulo.

Thus they have money.

Edit: i would conservatively estimate that approx. 20% of all people in the state of Sao Paulo are Sao Paulo supporters.

Brazilians are far more fanatical about football than the English or any other Europeans. Almost all women in Brazil for example support a football team and can name 5-10 players from their team. This massive fan base that clubs like Brazil have is really a massive untapped resource and as the economy in Brazil increases and the levels of poverty diminish the football clubs will see big increases in their merchandising revenues.

 

[brasil_spur]

But as far as I'm aware they don't have any transfer windows in Brazil. It's a UEFA invention, not a FIFA one.

Correct. :grin: