(02-10-2011, 03:08 PM)Jay Crisp Wrote: Yep I agree even we had a 50,000 stadium we would make some good money it would look better (although the San Siro is Iconic) and we'd make money...I dont like change..lol

(02-10-2011, 08:02 PM)ElMago99 Wrote:
"The tax rate in Spain is similar to that of the UK. People can earn a certain amount, in both countries, that is tax free. In the UK, this figure is £6,475. Money earned from this figure up to £37,400 of an individual’s salary is taxed at 20%, with everything above this figure taxed at 40%. Spain has a similar system, with the exception that their high tax rate is set at 42%. In Italy there is no personal allowance (no figure that an individual can earn tax free), and the high tax rate is set at 43%. This results in a higher portion of a footballer’s salary being lost to tax in Italy, and because the club’s incorporate this loss into the contract, they have to pay more to any given player in wages.

The new UK high tax rate, set to be introduced next year, may level the playing field. Money earned above £150,000 per year will be taxed at a huge 50%, and naturally footballers will be one group hit by this. It may be a case of Milan, and indeed all Italian clubs, simply biding their time until this comes into force in 2010"


So the tax rate is not 100%, it's 43%.....still astronomical, and I'm surprised the clubs pay it and don't pass it on to the player as they should. In America, the player pays his own taxes.

As for the Mercato, Van der Wiel is excellent, but the LB is the problem. Perhaps Abate can be our RB, a great RB. Next we need a LB, which is of the most importance IMO. For that, Taiwo ONLY if we have 2 NON-EU's, but I really want Coentrao.

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About the stadium talk, I agree, I'd love out own stadium. Perhaps a stadium which is build and has the look of San Siro!! However, I think 60,000 seats is good enough. Even that is very big. Barcelona sell out their stadium which is huge, but we do not. Most money is made from TV nowadays, but selling out a 55,000 or 60,000 capacity stadium which WE OWN would be great income, and the pitch would be in better condition as it would be played on less than San Siro...

(02-10-2011, 09:33 PM)GeoTav Wrote: Axctually it's the same thing: it's either you give the whole salary to the player and he then pays the tax, or you give the "salary after tax" to the player. In both cases, the money comes from the club and the player keeps the same salary at the end.

(02-11-2011, 12:23 AM)Nalx Wrote: My latest post on this tax issue from the old MM. Berlu said "For a salary of €100m in Spain, they spend €130m or €140m. For us, a salary of €100m, we spend €200m."

www.footballitaliano.co.uk/p6_66_358_club-focus-milan-maldinis-not-so-fairytale-farewell-to-the-san-siro-ultras.html