Juventus director Fabio Paratici suggests the post-coronavirus transfer market will be ‘creative and elastic,’ explaining why Paul Pogba cannot ask for Cristiano Ronaldo’s salary.
When the football does resume, it’s likely transfer valuations will drop from the peak that had been reached in recent years.
“I wasn’t making a proposal, it was just a consideration that the transfer market would be more like the NBA,” Paratici told Sky Sport Italia.
Juventus director Fabio Paratici suggests the post-coronavirus transfer market will be ‘creative and elastic,’ explaining why Paul Pogba cannot ask for Cristiano Ronaldo’s salary.
When the football does resume, it’s likely transfer valuations will drop from the peak that had been reached in recent years.
“I wasn’t making a proposal, it was just a consideration that the transfer market would be more like the NBA,” Paratici told Sky Sport Italia.
“Clubs will certainly have some more difficulties to deal with, so with less income, we’ll need to be more creative and elastic, finding a different formula for transfer deals. I expect many exchanges of players, although obviously we can’t use the NBA draft because that is a closed system.
“We should take more from the NBA and American sports in general. After all, the Premier League has this big advantage over the other leagues because they control the brand and represent the whole league rather than individual clubs.
“What we will see is more extended loans, so a two-year loan, even three. Some say we could start the 2020-21 season with the same players as 2019-20, which is also a possibility.
“There will certainly be less cash circulating and that’s obvious to everyone. We are going through a difficult moment globally, not just in football, and the consequences will be felt everywhere. Therefore, I think we’ll see longer loans because rather than purchase homes, people are more likely in a time of uncertainty to rent.
“I believe that if we exchange players between the top 12-15 clubs in the world, the value of the transfers won’t drop. When purchasing a new player, that’s a different matter and we can see a fall in the fees.”
Juventus paid over €100m for Cristiano Ronaldo, but Paratici points out CR7 is a special case.
“Cristiano is a different player to all the others. He brings incredible and exponential growth in revenue, representing a brand that is almost as big as a club.”
It’s reported Juve are trying to offer a swap deal involving Miralem Pjanic or Douglas Costa for Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba.
“Pogba is a great player, but logically the salary demands someone of his level would’ve had before is now more difficult to get hold of, or at least he’ll have fewer clubs prepared to pay that money.”