After a request from a friend to post something about yet another newspaper-selling-novel here i am again :-)
Moutinho is a young soccer player that was formed in Sporting's schools. He is, in my opinion, an average (slightly above to be fairer) midfielder that made one or two good seasons but failed in the last one (as did the whole team actually).
Currently there are talks that he was sold to FCP for 11M Euros partly because of problems with management. On this matter, and without knowing all the facts, i am tempted to side with the player.
First of all soccer is no longer a sport ( and thanks to FUEFA not even a show) - it is a business as any other (take a look at Bozman's case and you'll know it's true). Secondly the owner of the pass is the club and he has the final word, hence it was the club that sold Moutinho. Finally, why not ? Are people really expecting to see a player forever in the same team ?
You might say "He could have went to a foreign club, not a direct competitor" and you could have some very very slight reason ... had it not been for the fact that Sporting refused an offer to sell to Everton in the past (i think there were other offers).
So in the end there is NO Moutinho case !!! This is just rubish journalism material to sell newspapers on a daily base.
Moutinho is a young soccer player that was formed in Sporting's schools. He is, in my opinion, an average (slightly above to be fairer) midfielder that made one or two good seasons but failed in the last one (as did the whole team actually).
Currently there are talks that he was sold to FCP for 11M Euros partly because of problems with management. On this matter, and without knowing all the facts, i am tempted to side with the player.
First of all soccer is no longer a sport ( and thanks to FUEFA not even a show) - it is a business as any other (take a look at Bozman's case and you'll know it's true). Secondly the owner of the pass is the club and he has the final word, hence it was the club that sold Moutinho. Finally, why not ? Are people really expecting to see a player forever in the same team ?
You might say "He could have went to a foreign club, not a direct competitor" and you could have some very very slight reason ... had it not been for the fact that Sporting refused an offer to sell to Everton in the past (i think there were other offers).
So in the end there is NO Moutinho case !!! This is just rubish journalism material to sell newspapers on a daily base.
