Player:Martinelli
I don’t think these players are in that stage of their career where they care about playing. No national team or next big step up they need to look good for. It’s securing retirement now.I'm really disliking the trend of us giving players away for free and paying off a portion of their wages at the same time. I could understand it with Özil because (i) he was frozen out; (ii) his wages were massive. With Kola/Willian we shouldn't be doing that, and should test their willingess to sit in a club that doesn't want them vs. moving to a different club where they can play albeit on lower wages.
They’re more than happy to take the bag and live a comfortable life in London before retiring in Turkey/China/MLS/Middle East.
We created this problem, it’s on us to solve it.