Time Quote by Simon Kuper

Nowadays, it's hard to know if a player really deserves the money spent on him, because transfer values are high.

— Rivaldo

The marketing of players has created untold wealth for many sports stars. You can't blame them or the company that covets the relationship with…

— Jerry West

I think sometimes managers like to buy players because they're more experienced from abroad or when they've got players under their nose that will…

— Harry Kane

There can be very cheap players that play very well, and maybe, expensive players, they don't do so well.

— Manuel Pellegrini

For a top player playing at a top club, the calendar is very demanding. With the new Club World Cup, we won't ever get…

— Dani Carvajal

When you have more money than anyone, and you can buy the players that you want, OK, you can buy the quality, and maybe…

— Rafael Benitez

Bad performances can happen and are not that serious - even with new players. You can't, say, sell him, get a new one.

— Jurgen Klopp

We know the transfer market is not an easy period for players, for their minds, for their preparations, too, for their bodies.

— Hugo Lloris

It's not enough to buy good players, one has to develop a team.

— Philipp Lahm

There are many players who don't measure up to their marketability.

— Jerry West

One of the biggest misconceptions is that players care about transfer fees. For a player, they do not care at all. They do not…

— Andrea Pirlo

A good player is a good player, it's just that we cannot afford signings that do not work.

— Sean Dyche