There seems to be a common theme in a lot of the transfer speculation this summer, that’s players wanting to move away from their current club and not being scared to voice the fact.
Obviously its not a new phenomenon but this summer there seems to be more big name players than usual unsettled at their present clubs.
Annual
Firstly there is the annual Cesc Fabregas will he won’t he go to Barcelona. It looks like this one will rumble on until the two clubs can reach an agreement for an acceptable fee. It’s known that the Spanish star is keen on a move back to his homeland.
He is also believed to be pushing for a move to the Nou Camp and it seems that he will push for a deal to go through. If he really does push for the move then Arsenal are likely to have to sell the midfielder.
Déjà vu
Another player whose situation is not new is Manchester City’s Carlos Tevez. The Argentinian striker has recently came out and stated that he wants to move for the sake of his family.
The 27 year-old asked to leave the Citizens in the January transfer window but ended up staying at the City of Manchester Stadium. City have came out and claimed that they won’t accept anything less than £50million for the striker.
No matter how rich Manchester City are it’s doubtful that even they would want an unhappy player at the club. I just can’t see how Carlos Tevez can now stay at City.
Talks
As previously mentioned in yesterdays editorial Tottenham midfielder Luka Modric will hold talks with his clubs chairman Daniel Levy over the next few days. The mercurial Croatian is likely to tell Levy that he wants to leave the club.
Spurs have already rejected a bid of £22million from Chelsea for the midfielder but he has already stated that he wants to join the Blues. And it’s likely that he will get his wish.
Trophies
Arsenal midfielder Samir Nasri is unhappy at the Emirates and has recently rejected an offer of a new contract. His current contract expires next summer and it seems that he will take this opportunity to earn himself a move elsewhere.
Nasri has been linked with a £20million to both Manchester City and Manchester United in recent weeks. And today’s newspapers are suggesting that Chelsea could now also be in the running to sign the French international midfielder.
Nasri knows that a move elsewhere would give him a major pay rise, even if he does claim that his main motivation to move is ambition.
Clubs
Football club managers and boards are sometimes held to ransom due to the players being the clubs star attractions. When a player becomes unhappy all the clubs can do is try and get the best price possible for their star assets.
Loyalty
Loyalty is very rare in football these days as most footballers have became mercenaries. At the end of the day playing the game has became just a job to a lot of players.
And like it or not they have a right to go to whatever club pays the most. In a lot of cases a move means a major wage rise. I think most of us would find it hard to turn down the sorts of rises these players can get from moving clubs.
Are footballers just mercenaries?
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