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TOP STARS ARE WORTH CRAZY PRICES

by
The Late Tackle Magazine Team
3 March 2016

RORY FYFE SMITH on why the best players in the world are worth more than what they do on the pitch

Ihave often had debates with people about whether Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are worth their projected transfer fees of hundreds of millions of pounds. Well, in my view, they are.
I think Messi and Ronaldo are worth hundreds of millions of pounds to their clubs.
I believe Messi is worth in excess of £300m, while Ronaldo, at his peak, is worth in excess of £250m.
The reasons
1. The commercial message it sends to the world’s fanbase is enormous:
To have the...

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