With the money they spent on Martinez, that's for sure what they expected. You think just dishing 40 million dollars on a player they dont even need is ok?
Not to mention other buys like Mandzukic, Shaqiri, etc...They dished near 100 million on one market, on players they dont even need. How much did Rube spend?
And my point was not only academy. But good coaching, tactics, scouting a whole variety of criteria.
They are a fucking money club, and there's no denying it. Forget this whole ticket revenue bullshit. How much profit do these teams make at most? like 20-30m? does that justify all these tens of millions theyre spending every transfer market.
Maybe you're comfortable selling your club out to Wall St. Banker Cronies, but the sooner we get this type of money out of games, the better it is. They're turning into the Madrid of early 2000s.
Im not saying money shouldnt be a factor, but this is fucking ridiculous. This isn't a god damn business competition. Every time a good German talent comes in Bundesliga, they just buy it from their competitors. What kind of a game is that?