Transfer Market Frustrates McLeish

 

It seems 20 Million quid doesn't go too far these days (Villa even rejected a 20 million pound bid for Milner). Have Real Madrid and Machester City permanently inflated the transfer market with the ludicrous transfer fees of the past couple of seasons, or will sense prevail?

 

I really can't see sense coming out on top, with clubs trying to get out of debt by following the same patterns that got them into debt (take out loans to buy players in hopes of breaking into top ten or Europe to pay it off, then end up finishing in the same position as before). Often the Chairmen of football clubs are successful business men who understand the concept of trying to make a profit, so why is it that only a handful of middle-ranking EPL clubs are trying to run a debt-free, profit making business?

 

I think I am begining to support the idea of salary-caps (and even transfer-fee caps) in top European leagues similar to the one in League Two, where you can only spend a certain percantage of your turnover on wages.

 

End rant. 

 

Every decent player is being linked to Man City - thus the price of the player goes through the roof. Moyes has come out and said Everton can't afford anyone either.

 

The teams with money to spend will probably be looking at young guys, much like United have signed Hernandez and Smalling, but that doesn't appease fans wanting big name superstars.