Are there more players playing for money than wanting to contribute to the club today?
- I think it is not necessary for today's players to play for money, they still need favorable environments to develop their talents. When we have promoted everything, everything will come, including money.
I think expertise and money always go hand in hand. A player always needs to consider the transfer price because they have a percentage of it along with the salary in each contract. Therefore, I still see a balance between money and the playing environment for each player, no one is better than the rest.
A player who impressed you with his absolute loyalty, despite the desire to return to the front line?
- I really admire players who have only been with a club for a lifetime, such as M.U's Ryan Giggs, Paolo Maldini of AC Milan or Francesco Totti of AS Roma. Of these three, I admire Totti the most.
Totti is an attacking star, in the periods when Roma were starting to decline but he still decided to stick with his club. Compared to Maldini or Giggs, Totti was once consulted by Real Madrid with great respect and compared to the level of influence, Totti is much better than the other two stars.
I think Totti is a very valuable person and it will be a long time before there will be a case like this player.
Is the unreasonable price increase of players on the stock exchange due to the devaluation of money or the crazy of clubs?
- I think it's the crazy of clubs and this crazy of owners around the world pouring into Europe. Previously, only Europeans managed their own clubs, but they were gradually replaced by foreign owners.
English football used to welcome Arabian owners, but now they are no longer the only one. In England, first was the case of Russian boss Roman Abramovic creating a discount with Chelsea, then other cases in the world poured in.
I think the trend of having money to flock to Europe to play football has created a crazy competition, not because the currency has lost value. That is the reality of European football attracting people with money and creating a competition between them.
With five representatives in the Champions League next season, do you think big stars will gradually flock to the Premier League?
- The fact that the Premier League will have 5 representatives in the Champions League next season will create a solid foundation for themselves in the international arena, which will of course attract attention.
We know that when a club is on a decline, every time they buy a player, they are both bought at a high price and forced by the player. However, on the contrary, when clubs have their own position, players will find it themselves.
However, in some aspects, this will not be as simple as for Real Madrid, Barcelona, PSG or Bayern Munich. I have a feeling that there are more talented players coming from South America than from Europe. South American stars often don't like England because of the cold country and the tournament without winter break.
South American players are not allowed to live in a familiar environment, so it is not easy for them to trade, even if their salary in England is so high. I think next year, English football will improve in attracting talent with 5 teams playing in the Champions League, but to create attraction like Real, Barca or Bayern, everything still needs to rely on many factors, not stopping at the results.
