[dst]

No, I wouldn't pay E110m for anyone!

[kurtsimonw]

Ha !

Professional athletes in the states are worth more than that !  (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

You take a look at Beckham's contract .. Then look at Kobe's and u'll see there clearly is a difference (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

Contracts for athletes in the states are worth nothing compared to Beckhams.

Kobe's current deal is $136m - 7 years: Just under $20m a year.
Beckham's deal is $250m - 5 years: $50m a year, over 2 and a half times bigger.

The only contract I've ever known of bigger than Beckhams, per annual, is Kimi Raikkonen's McLaren contract, which beats out Beckham by $1m per year.

And the only contract worth more was A-Rod when he was with the Rangers, which was $252m, but over 10 years.

I'm not sure whether that's what you were trying to say, or that US athletes get more.

This post has been edited by kurtsimonw: Jul 3 2007, 06:02 PM

[Rossoneri7]

Contracts for athletes in the states are worth nothing compared to Beckhams.

Kobe's current deal is $136m - 7 years: Just under $20m a year.
Beckham's deal is $250m - 5 years: $50m a year, over 2 and a half times bigger.

The only contract I've ever known of bigger than Beckhams, per annual, is Kimi Raikkonen's McLaren contract, which beats out Beckham by $1m per year.

And the only contract worth more was A-Rod when he was with the Rangers, which was $252m, but over 10 years.

I'm not sure whether that's what you were trying to say, or that US athletes get more.

Kimi left McLaren ...

Well, what I was trying to get too .. Was in Europe, player's wages have a certain limit. Whilst in the states, depending on the sport (i.e. NBA, NFL, MLB) the limit is the player's desire to sign that contract .. When I said, Kobe, I meant a star player in the US professional sports world ..

So me and you could go mental just figuring out how much money it cost for Zidane to move to Madrid .. But in the NFL, a player is loaned out for a season .. it cost half Zidane's price (I remember this in an Economics class, it was an example of how different a market the US was to Europe).

My point is, R10's buy out clause is too high for a European club, but for an American club ?! (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

[kurtsimonw]

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh. I see. (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

I know Kimi has left McLaren, I was just saying, that's the biggest per annual contract there has ever been. A-Rod doesn't play for the Rangers anymore, either. (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)

[misha]

Contracts for athletes in the states are worth nothing compared to Beckhams.

Kobe's current deal is $136m - 7 years: Just under $20m a year.
Beckham's deal is $250m - 5 years: $50m a year, over 2 and a half times bigger.

I think Beckham will get that much only if he would sold a certain amount of shirts. Knowing Beckham he probably would (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

[kurtsimonw]

I think Beckham will get that much only if he would sold a certain amount of shirts. Knowing Beckham he probably would (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

The face of LA = David Beckham. (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/cool.gif)

Kobe who? (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

[Milan Are Brilli...]

My point is, R10's buy out clause is too high for a European club, but for an American club ?!  (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

You will get him when he's 37 don't worry all the football players know they are in for a good retirement when going to places like America to play (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)

[Warchant]

Contracts for athletes in the states are worth nothing compared to Beckhams.

Kobe's current deal is $136m - 7 years: Just under $20m a year.
Beckham's deal is $250m - 5 years: $50m a year, over 2 and a half times bigger.

The only contract I've ever known of bigger than Beckhams, per annual, is Kimi Raikkonen's McLaren contract, which beats out Beckham by $1m per year.

And the only contract worth more was A-Rod when he was with the Rangers, which was $252m, but over 10 years.

I'm not sure whether that's what you were trying to say, or that US athletes get more.

Beckham's contract is based HEAVILY on getting a certain about of advertising.

Kobe Bryant (and other top athletes) actually makes $136 million + whatever he makes off advertising.

[jbryant1]

Milan Back On Ronaldinho
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Milan president Silvio Berlusconi considers the Brazilian ace the only player for which he would make a significant economic sacrifice.

Milan Back On Ronaldinho


The operation for Ronaldinho could see a sudden turning point coming about. President Silvio Berlusconi wanted to speed things up, to the point that he allegedly directly approached Barcelona president Joan Laporta on the issue.

Milan managers Ariedo Braida and Adriano Galliani will now probably make a quick trip to the Catalan capital to talk about the issue and possibly find a deal for the transfer of the Brazilian superstar. It is an enterprise which will cost Milan 120 million euros including costs for the transfer and the player's salary. So the Rossoneri will not make use of Ronnie's buy-out clause, which is around 125 million euros.

The input to speed up the operations started on Sunday evening at Arcore: Berlusconi explained to his collaborators how, why, and when he wants to buy Ronaldinho. He reiterated that the Brazilian is the only player he would make a significant economical investment for. That's why he wanted to take control of the situation and speak with Laporta without intermediaries. Considering the good relations with Barcelona, there is the will to arrive at an agreement with the Catalans without turning it into a battle.