How Loyal is Pavel Nedved to Juve?
It would be pretty much a disaster if all top players of Juventus heads for another team which includes Nedved, Cannavaro, Zambrotta and Buffon among others.
In a surprise statement, Alessandro del Piero says that Pavel is staying to help the team. Is that a joke?
Juventus is a sinking ship whose relegation to Serie B will be detrimental to their financial health and to the player’s value overall, which makes sense that all star players should bolt out.
It would be better for Nedved to go to Tottenham as they have reported interest in him instead of feeling the painful and bitter journey of being relegated and fighting to keep their club afloat.
Juventus is doing a good job on projecting they will hold to their players despite their trials to get the most monetary value to recover whatever they are bound to lose.
Starting with Cannavaro, Emerson and Gianluca Zambrotta whom Juve is commanding more than £20.5million from Real Madrid, we shall see prices pushed to it’s limit for their players.
Appeals are on it’s way but we don’t really expect a big reversal of the decision and the best Juve can hope for is get a lesser deduction in points.
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I remember Batistuta sticking it out in Serie B for a while, so maybe there is such a think as club loyalty after all.
But he was around 24 years old back then and could afford 2 years in Serie B. By helping his team back in Serie A he was like a hero worshipped by fans. That was actually an opportunity and risk he could afford.
The star players of Juve do not have that luxury and are looking to get the most buck out of their remaining years. Seeing their value drop considering they were not only relegated to Serie B but also given a 30 point deduction is too much risk to take at this point of their careers.
All these guys can afford the risk. One year of top flight football SHOULD be enough to set them up for life financially.
That Batistuta was young was all the more reason for him to leave. His career was still on the rise, and while slogging it out in Serie B made him a hero with the fans it didn’t do his wallet any favors. Economics say he should have jumpped ship.
It’s not about economic risk; it’s about motivation. Bottom line is this: Is the player a mercenary who “loves his club (so long as the coin is there),” or does he TRULY love his club? While I’d love to see the latter, I’m betting on the former.
The World is not Enough. There is always such thing as “GREED”, people at that level don’t think of just setting themselves up financially for life. People always want more.
The “money result” of Batistuta’s decision could have actually gone either way. Sometimes being a fourth option in a champion team is better than a higher option in a lesser team, though some think the opposite. Sorry for him it was a decision that backfired but I am sure he decided on what he felt was right at that time in terms of opportunity, playing time, growth rather than stay at the sidelines of some top caliber team.
Well, I’ll bet of money for these players than “Love” for the team.