IsleofWightYellow
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Dortmund sold Dembele, a player who wasn’t proven, had only been there a year, who was young (all just like Rob Atkinson) for about €100m with €40m of add-ons. That’s only a relative comparison to Rob Atkinson if we sell him for about £5m with £2m of add-ons. What they didn’t do, is sell Dembele for say €50m, which is what we’re proposing to do if we let Atkinson go for £1.6m.For a relative comparison, Im sure Dortmund wished they lived in a world where they could hold onto Sancho, Pulisic, Dembele, Aubameyang and really compete with Bayern. They can’t.
Although they did sign Dembele on a 5 year contract, so had much more leverage. We seem to only be able to sign players on 2-3 years, even if they’re a cheap pick up from non league. (Well, we signed Jamie Hanson on a huge long contract, and since that has burnt us we seem to have decided to never again give anyone more than 3 years.)
Basically, any club can be a selling club, but it’s nicer when you actually get a decent fee for your players - or even a good one! We’re arguing about whether we’re getting a poor, or just about OK fee for Atkinson - Why can’t we be a team who everyone says ‘How did they get that much for him?’