Zenith wrote:its players prioritising money over honor more frequently than ever before and the potential future consueqences it will have on the game.
I call bullshit on that.
Most players always prioritise money over everything else when it comes to transfers.
Do Chelsea, Monaco, City and PSG ring any bells?
This is simply news because the clubs in question are Chinese clubs, not European ones. Were this the case, no one would give a shit. But I guess anything will make people go off the rails these days.
I think that it's due time for people to drop that idealistic, bullshit, oldfashioned view of how football works.
We may not be at the "franchise" point in football at which they are in US sports. But people need to realise that modern football clubs are corporations first and foremost. Yes, there are some that cling to as much history and tradition they can and also try to have a good connection with the fans - but money is the medium by which one measures worldly success.
That's why Real / Florentino don't give two shits about trophies as long as there are profits - I mean he does, or else the fans would boot him out of the club in an instant - but it's money over trophies, not the other way around - and as long as the balance sheets are in order he couldn't care less.
And that's why most players (just like ordinary people) will go from club A to Club B (or employers for ordinary people) if Club B offers a bigger paycheck than Club A - even if club B has less tradition and plays in a more shittier league than Club A.
Now, there are exceptions - as always - but those are exceptions, not the rule.