04 Jul 2023 18:04:50
Here's a thing, most people seem to agree that the 10 million a year tax free was too much for any player to turn down, in fact most fans seem very understanding about it.
What if BR was offered 20 million tax free 4 year contract in Saudi Arabia.
1/ would he leave again and scoop up the money?

2/ would the same fans be so understanding?

1.) 04 Jul 2023
04 Jul 2023 19:17:20
Naw. Rodgers has got previous and he’s already a millionaire. What was his pay off from Leicester? £27 million? Jota is just a laddie and chance might never come again plus he didn’t spout $hite or tell lies about Danny McGrain. I’ve got my head around him being back and I’m right behind him although he’s not my friend his enemy is my enemy and all that and even though I think he’s a toad if it was my money I might have given him his old job back tae with automatic qualification for champions league and £30 million waiting. But have no doubt he’s as loyal to Celtic as I am to the crown he’d go again and for less than £20m a year in a sheik of a lambs tail (couldn’t resist that) if he thought he could earn more cash and top up his tan simultaneously.

{Ed007's Note - The way things are happening in Saudi Arabian football I would bet my last £5 that Brendan Rodgers was approached by at least one Saudi club to see if he was interested in taking over.
If it was only down to money he would have taken the Spurs job.}

2.) 04 Jul 2023
04 Jul 2023 20:50:29
Thiago of Liverpool now been approached.

{Ed007's Note - A lot of this is down to agents, they know the money available to players and managers - and to them from their commission - Saudi clubs will be inundated with approaches from agents looking to cash in. I never knew Jorge Mendes was Jota's agent, once I found that out I knew he was for the off.}

3.) 04 Jul 2023
04 Jul 2023 20:58:51
Did BR not knock back a managers job in china last time he was celtic manager?

{Ed007's Note - Yes and that's one of the worries about players going to Saudi, is it going to go the same way as the Chinese league?}

4.) 04 Jul 2023
04 Jul 2023 21:28:55
I think it is ed007, but I can see some players who move there wanting a transfer into another league because they can't settle into saudi lifestyle.

Don't suppose you have any info on any sell on clauses included in jota transfer mate?

{Ed007's Note - Sorry I don't, Niv but I'll try and find out when the details are uploaded to FIFA's TMS.}

5.) 05 Jul 2023
05 Jul 2023 08:32:20
Had the same thought about Chinese league however they had a 3 foreign player limit per team. With the addition of Jota to their squad, Al-Ittihad now have 7 players registered from Europe and South America. The point is, it could well be worse than the Chinese league if things keep propelling the way they are.

6.) 05 Jul 2023
05 Jul 2023 11:31:16
Is it really any different that back in the 80s and 90s when the yanks were trying to get a higher profile with Pele, Best, Moore, Beckenbuar etc when the club of choice was New York cosmos?

7.) 05 Jul 2023
05 Jul 2023 13:28:27
Cheers ed007 appreciate it mate.

{Ed007's Note - ??

8.) 07 Jul 2023
07 Jul 2023 10:34:19
I think these guys went to New York Cosmos when they were by their best and it was seen as a pension top up.

Jota is a young player approaching his peak years so that's the worry re the Saudi's in that they are not only interested in the established big names who are near the end of their careers but younger players.