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After Mbape, Mendy, Bakayoko And Others Depart, Monaco Set To Rebuild Again by valueexpert: 7:28pm On Sep 03, 2017 |
Monaco have set a transfer-window record that they could hold for a very long time. By selling seven players -- Abdou Diallo, Benjamin Mendy, Bernardo Silva, Tiemoue Bakayoko, Kylian Mbappe, Nabil Dirar and Valere Germain -- for approximately €350 million, they have reached a new level in terms of money recouped and taken the art of selling players to a new dimension. But this is not the first time there has been an exodus at the Stade Louis II -- the summer of 2015 saw the likes of Anthony Martial, Geoffrey Kondogbia, Layvin Kurzawa, Aymen Abdennour and Yannick Carrasco depart for more than €160m -- and, what's more, it will not be the last, though perhaps not to the heights of this summer. This is Monaco's business plan. Of course, they want to win trophies like they did last season when they claimed the Ligue 1 title for the first time in 17 years, but their overall philosophy is to make huge profits on player transfers and is based on a three-step strategy. 1. Find the most promising talents An excellent network of scouts cover matches from Under-12 to first teams in every league across Europe and South America. Carrasco and Martial, to name just two, were spotted playing for other youth clubs in France, as was Mbappe four years ago. The latest promising young player they have discovered is 14-year-old Hannibal Mejbri, who signed for Monaco last week despite interest from the likes of PSG, Arsenal and the two Manchester clubs. Also targeted are slightly older professionals, whose promise is yet to be fulfilled; summer signings Youri Tielemans (20) and Keita Balde (22) come into that category. 2. Give them a platform Leonardo Jardim is a teacher-like manager with an ability to improve players and, what's more, Ligue 1 is the perfect competition for such development. Though not as strong as the Premier League or La Liga, it is nevertheless competitive and offers exposure to players who can express themselves. Tactically, the French league is a great learning curve and those players, who reach the Champions League, can gain additional experience. At Monaco, specifically, there is little pressure from fans or the media. Plus, it is also an idyllic place to live! Once the rough diamonds have been polished, they are ready to be sold. 3. Start a bidding war When several English clubs wanted a left-back, Mendy became the most expensive defender of all time. Bernardo Silva attracted interest from both Manchester clubs; City won the auction. It was a similar story for Bakayoko and Mbappe, while Thomas Lemar could have been in the same position. With an extra day in the window, a player bought for €4m two years ago would have probably been sold to either Liverpool or Arsenal for around €100m. As it stands, he will leave next summer for even more than that. After this latest exodus, Monaco are already starting a new cycle and rebuilding the team. Tielemans (€25m) and Balde (€30m) will be part of the next group to be sold on at a profit but, before that, they will form part of a team that looks strong; Jorge, Rony Lopes and Adama Diakhaby are other names to watch. Give Jardim another two or three years and many of the current squad will move on for millions. In the short term, Monaco will be depleted. And then they will start the rebuild process again. 1 Like |
Re: After Mbape, Mendy, Bakayoko And Others Depart, Monaco Set To Rebuild Again by UnknownT: 7:31pm On Sep 03, 2017 |
Arsenal better replace Wenger with this Leonardo Jardim when Wenger's contract expires 1 Like |
Re: After Mbape, Mendy, Bakayoko And Others Depart, Monaco Set To Rebuild Again by valueexpert: 7:45pm On Sep 03, 2017 |
I like the way they are doing their business. 1 Like |
Re: After Mbape, Mendy, Bakayoko And Others Depart, Monaco Set To Rebuild Again by valueexpert: 7:48pm On Sep 03, 2017 |
UnknownT:But Arsenal fans want trophies now and i doubt it that this man can do it in England. Beside Arsene Wenger have also done it before (Buy at less and Sell at high). |
Re: After Mbape, Mendy, Bakayoko And Others Depart, Monaco Set To Rebuild Again by UnknownT: 7:53pm On Sep 03, 2017 |
valueexpert:He won the league with relatively a set of unknown players, he also achieved success in Turkey with Olympiacos and in Portugal with Sporting. Beat ManCity and Borrusia Dortmund in UCL. To be honest, I didn't make the comment with "buy at less and sell at high" project in mind |
Re: After Mbape, Mendy, Bakayoko And Others Depart, Monaco Set To Rebuild Again by valueexpert: 8:21pm On Sep 03, 2017 |
UnknownT:Ok i understand you bro. But all these Leagues you mentioned above are nowhere near EPL, its not and never easy to win league in EPL, Look at Andre Villa Boas he won Treble for Porto and fail woefully in EPL (Chelsea) also look at Pep Guadiolar he is even struggle to win Matches despite millions he spent during this Transfer window. If Jardim comes to EPL he will try but he wont win the league. |
Re: After Mbape, Mendy, Bakayoko And Others Depart, Monaco Set To Rebuild Again by TheGoodJoe(m): 8:24pm On Sep 03, 2017 |
Nice post. Rony Lopes was a promising talent in City. Shocked Kurzawa came from Monaco. Jardim is the real deal. I wish Iheanacho signed with them. Another coach to watch this season is Bosz of Dortmund. He did a wonderful work with the young teens at Ajax. |
Re: After Mbape, Mendy, Bakayoko And Others Depart, Monaco Set To Rebuild Again by valueexpert: 4:17am On Sep 04, 2017 |
TheGoodJoe:Thanks. 1 Like |
Re: After Mbape, Mendy, Bakayoko And Others Depart, Monaco Set To Rebuild Again by PROPUNTER(m): 6:26am On Sep 04, 2017 |
Monaco Good sha for them to Revive Flop Falcao back to scoring sheet. We go confirm them for Ucl no be for mouth. If they can put up the kind of perfomance as that of last season. In lig 1 |
Re: After Mbape, Mendy, Bakayoko And Others Depart, Monaco Set To Rebuild Again by valueexpert: 7:40am On Sep 04, 2017 |
PROPUNTER:Yeah. |
Re: After Mbape, Mendy, Bakayoko And Others Depart, Monaco Set To Rebuild Again by valueexpert: 7:42am On Sep 04, 2017 |
TheGoodJoe:Another player i wish he play for Monaco is Charly Musonda, that kid is a top lantent. 1 Like |
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