I didn`t try to change anyones mind. I thought that the figures where more than impressive and some other (like Perez`s personal fortune) were new to me at least.
Is this the way to build a team ? Although i don`t like it much the answer is yes. Chelsea does it , Inter does , Shahtar Donetsk does it. To only thing that changes is the owner`s wallet size.
Is it unethical? No. Or at least not more unethical than lets say lure 13-14 year old kids from africa or south america and their families with promises for big contracts in europe and start a new kind of "slavery"?
What i disagree is this
And why is Real the only club able to pull this off?
The question should be Why is Perez the only president that can pull this. Cause Real without Perez pays more reasonalbe ammounts.
IMHO for two reasons.
First because Perez is an extremely gifted man with great vision.
Seconldy because like every tycoon he has the ability to influence the state to his favour.
MOst know about the sale of the training facilities for a huge amount of money.What is not known is that Perez`s company then got a deal to build in the place of the training ground 4 huge skyscrapers with not very clear proccedures