Joshua Zirkzee is on the verge of joining Manchester United, and the reason for that is AC Milan’s unwillingness to pay the commissions needed for the move to happen. Now, Alvaro Morata seems the next best option, maybe the best option including Zirkzee, but are the prices much different?
It is not the first time this will be written, and it certainly will not be the last. However, money rules in football and the mercato, and it is so clear this is the case.
For months, Milan pursued the Dutchman, and he seemed destined to take the No.9 shirt vacated by Olivier Giroud. However, in the last stages, a move collapsed, with the Rossoneri refusing to be charity to an agent.
In the past weeks, money dominated the headlines about the deal, and even though the Diavolo were confident about their chances, they have not been successful. The question now, though, is: Do Milan save money by going for Morata?
As Calciomercato.com writes, Zirkzee’s price, at least on paper, would be a €40 million transfer fee, €15m in commissions, and then a salary of €4m per season for five years. Due to amortisation, this works out at around €15m net per season over his contract.
For Morata, the deal is much sweeter. A deal will cost around €13m, once again due to his release clause, and a four-year contract – worth €5.5m per season – is on the table. Once again, using amortisation, it works out at around €8.75m per season.
With Zirkzee, whilst you get a younger player, there is much more of a risk, and the cost is almost double.
How does that work in gross comparison, seeing as that’s the actual cost? Good concept for an article, such nonsense has been spouted
One thing missed out here is after 2 seasons, assuming both do adequately (not spectacular, just decent) Morata will be 33 and likely on the decline, whereas Zirkzee could have big resale value.
But whatever, Zirkzee is the past, I’m not super enthused about Morata as like Giroud, he’s clearly a short term stop gap rather than the player to take us “to the next level” but still, that seems to be the true vision of the management. They say they want to win but their actions seem to be business solely ie make top 4.
After this short term, in the future, new talents will arise to take the vacant. Zirkzee is a talent but he is not the only one and definitely not the best.
Low risk low return. High risk high return. Always has been. In life, in business, in football, everything. Simple.
How are we still pretending the commission was 15M…I’d love to know who has reported that the commission is in writing is 15M. Kai’s commission was 5M more than any team not named arsenal or Man U was willing to spend…they will have to pay much less as it’s part of his salary structure…
But you forgot the Resale of Zerkezee while morata will bring nothing ,no revenue will be generated by morqtq resale costs.
And it will be difficult even to get one team that will.take him ,he will be great burden to acmilan project just like Origi
What a wrong decesion is repeated again and again
There are very little common points between Morata and Origi. Origi was a bencher and only twice scored 10 goals or more in a single season all competitions included (one was 10 goals and the other…. 11 goals) while Morata is a national team captain, starter in pretty much every club not named Real Madrid and scores on average 15-20 goals per season.
Age isn’t everything and I don’t understand how can people salivate for Zirkzee or Sesko or David but think Morata is trash.
Is the resale guaranteed for Zirkee for a profit? He had 1 good season so far, that’s it. What did he do at Euro? He played for 6 minutes across 6 games, if he was that good he would start.
I am willing to bet he will flop in EPL and he will probably be a reserve at united which will ruin his development but if he cares more about money and making his agent rich that’s where he goes. He is not worth the insane amount his agent was demanding of Milan and I don’t see his value jumping that much in the next few years.
Year per year money always can be allocated for young Central forward.
Management did good thing, this year increase value of squad by strengthening 4 different positions.
There will be other strikers in future where Milan can gamble and not just Zirkzee.
Morata Jovic and Bring one surprise more
don’t mind this people. This is only their way . We know them. They want money but to invest is a crime
The only way to make money is to win…the only way to win is to get revenue so you have enough money to pay your players without getting sanctions. Revenue can be generated by selling players and from the league providing a product that interests a global audience for lucrative tv deals.
If Milan’s statistics based recruitment found Morata to be an acceptable buy, then the system needs work. When it matters most, Morata puts on a clown-show. He misses chances my grandmother would score. He doesn’t have the nerve of a champion. He’s a third of the price of Zirkzee? Great. But we’ll get what we paid for. Goals when they don’t matter, never when they do.
I think this is better since Milan have young strikers who will be ready after 2 years playing Serie C and with the first team occasionally. Morata can share his experience with them and still score goals/combine with Leao and Pulisic.
that’s a stupid way of looking at it, Morata will be worth nothing at age 35-36 at the end of that contract, but Zirkzee at the end of his contract could be worth 100m. Not to mention probably better sporting results and more shirts sold.
Higher risk yes but higher return, also yes