05-04-2011, 03:03 PM
As I see it, a 4.5 M salary for Mexes is excessive. This is especially the case when we consider he is a bench player. Nesta's joke to Galliani is known by all, but think of someone like Thiago Silva. He is the most important player on the team imho and he is just getting 2.5 M today. Why shouldn't he ask for 6 M?
Let's consider the alternatives. We need a player who is capable of replacing Nesta (almost in rotation). As far as I know, there aren't many players at that level. Mexes is probably one of the only realistic targets. Now, while there might be alternatives to Mexes, we have consider the fact that they would probably cost some 10-15 M to secure, at least. And players of that calibre would probably not accept salaries below 3 M.
So, as Kastriot pointed out, we are spending 6 M too much for him. But we wouldn't be able to get a player of his calibre for such a low sum. All in all, therefore, we might still be saving money by overpaying him. I would be much more willing to accept this if he just took 3.5-4 M for his salary, but okay.
Still I am somewhat irritated by the fact we are paying 4.5 M a year for a player who isn't all that good. But as I have argued above, there isn't really an option is there?
Let's consider the alternatives. We need a player who is capable of replacing Nesta (almost in rotation). As far as I know, there aren't many players at that level. Mexes is probably one of the only realistic targets. Now, while there might be alternatives to Mexes, we have consider the fact that they would probably cost some 10-15 M to secure, at least. And players of that calibre would probably not accept salaries below 3 M.
So, as Kastriot pointed out, we are spending 6 M too much for him. But we wouldn't be able to get a player of his calibre for such a low sum. All in all, therefore, we might still be saving money by overpaying him. I would be much more willing to accept this if he just took 3.5-4 M for his salary, but okay.
Still I am somewhat irritated by the fact we are paying 4.5 M a year for a player who isn't all that good. But as I have argued above, there isn't really an option is there?
