Real Madrid ponies up $222 Mil to buy rights to....

P_Manning 18 · Jun 11, 2009

Christiano Ronaldo and Kaka.

And they still have to pay those 2 a year salary.

Will this ever come to MLB/NFL/NBA/NHL???

Red Sox pay Giants $55Mil for rights to Tim Lincecum.... instead of waiting for contract to run out.

kentuckyderby · Jun 11, 2009

Commish stepped in when he thought Oakland A's involved in buying/selling players in early 70s

Not exactly sure of details since I was just a toddler

Johan Santana 57 · Jun 11, 2009

Its amazing some of the figures in Soccer. But that is cause of the transfer + salary. It is just like Japanese players coming to the MLB, so MLB has it, but I'd like to see it moved into the Majors, make owners either really sell ALL their players to make a profit, or really spend it to make a great team.

bigpapiMA32 · Jun 11, 2009

Kaka's style perfectly fits Spanish soccer, it should be fun to watch. With the two of them it'll be interesting to see if they can hop over Messi and Barca.

I'm also a huge fan of this because I hate Man U. Time for Gerrard to bring Liverpool to the top of the Premiership

mredsox89 · Jun 11, 2009

These clubs make so much more money than professional sports franchises in the US and that is why they can afford this.

cardboardGIANTS · Jun 11, 2009

Soccer/Futbol = Kaka

martincp · Jun 11, 2009

bigpapiMA32 said:
Kaka's style perfectly fits Spanish soccer, it should be fun to watch. With the two of them it'll be interesting to see if they can hop over Messi and Barca.

I'm also a huge fan of this because I hate Man U. Time for Gerrard to bring Liverpool to the top of the Premiership

The weird thing is I couldn't see Kaka getting into Barcelona's team on form right now - Ronaldo though is on a higher level - one that only Messi occupies. It does amaze me though that a team with debts in excess of $500 million can spend $220 million on two players!

Now if only Real could defend......

BTW - you've been thanked - big Liverpool fan here

i43770 · Jun 11, 2009

So they have purchased the rights to negotiate with the players. What happens if they can't complete a deal with them?

aminors · Jun 11, 2009

martincp said:
bigpapiMA32 said:

Kaka's style perfectly fits Spanish soccer, it should be fun to watch. With the two of them it'll be interesting to see if they can hop over Messi and Barca.

I'm also a huge fan of this because I hate Man U. Time for Gerrard to bring Liverpool to the top of the Premiership

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The weird thing is I couldn't see Kaka getting into Barcelona's team on form right now - Ronaldo though is on a higher level - one that only Messi occupies. It does amaze me though that a team with debts in excess of $500 million can spend $220 million on two players!

Now if only Real could defend......

BTW - you've been thanked - big Liverpool fan here

Ummm....I'm lost.. :lol:

Anthony

RandomH · Jun 11, 2009

bigpapiMA32 said:
Kaka's style perfectly fits Spanish soccer, it should be fun to watch. With the two of them it'll be interesting to see if they can hop over Messi and Barca.

I'm also a huge fan of this because I hate Man U. Time for Gerrard to bring Liverpool to the top of the Premiership

You got that right

bigpapiMA32 · Jun 11, 2009

aminors said:
martincp said:

bigpapiMA32 said:

Kaka's style perfectly fits Spanish soccer, it should be fun to watch. With the two of them it'll be interesting to see if they can hop over Messi and Barca.

I'm also a huge fan of this because I hate Man U. Time for Gerrard to bring Liverpool to the top of the Premiership

Click to expand...

The weird thing is I couldn't see Kaka getting into Barcelona's team on form right now - Ronaldo though is on a higher level - one that only Messi occupies. It does amaze me though that a team with debts in excess of $500 million can spend $220 million on two players!

Now if only Real could defend......

BTW - you've been thanked - big Liverpool fan here

Click to expand...

Ummm....I'm lost.. :lol:

Anthony

Don't worry, so are about 300 million other Americans. :? :?

aminors · Jun 11, 2009

bigpapiMA32 said:
aminors said:

martincp said:

bigpapiMA32 said:

Kaka's style perfectly fits Spanish soccer, it should be fun to watch. With the two of them it'll be interesting to see if they can hop over Messi and Barca.

I'm also a huge fan of this because I hate Man U. Time for Gerrard to bring Liverpool to the top of the Premiership

Click to expand...

The weird thing is I couldn't see Kaka getting into Barcelona's team on form right now - Ronaldo though is on a higher level - one that only Messi occupies. It does amaze me though that a team with debts in excess of $500 million can spend $220 million on two players!

Now if only Real could defend......

BTW - you've been thanked - big Liverpool fan here

Click to expand...

Ummm....I'm lost.. :lol:

Anthony

Click to expand...

Don't worry, so are about 300 million other Americans. :? :?

:lol: :lol:

Anthony

bigpapiMA32 · Jun 11, 2009

A bump for this lucky fellow

Weimer · Jun 12, 2009

i43770 said:
So they have purchased the rights to negotiate with the players. What happens if they can't complete a deal with them?

From what I understand the transfer fee isn't paid and things just revert back to normal. The player stays with his current team and isn't transferred and no money exchanges hands.

martincp · Jun 12, 2009

Weimer said:
i43770 said:

So they have purchased the rights to negotiate with the players. What happens if they can't complete a deal with them?

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From what I understand the transfer fee isn't paid and things just revert back to normal. The player stays with his current team and isn't transferred and no money exchanges hands.

Correct - but usually once the teams agree the transfer fee the personal contract terms fall into place. In this case they are offering almost $16 million for the first season with a 25% increase per annum on a 6 year deal. This would be the highest contract in the world for a football (soccer) player.

aw00d05 · Jun 12, 2009

bigpapiMA32 said:
A bump for this lucky fellow

Garrard???

Nick1190 · Jun 12, 2009

It doesn't matter where Christiano goes, he'll lose, and cry.

Kaka is so much better than Christiano

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