Quote Originally Posted by Amigo View Post
I listened to a radio program earlier where some Icelandic journalists were discussing why Gylfi Siguršsson isn't being chased by bigger clubs than Leicester or Everton. They compared him with Ivan Perisic who's valued at £50 million and is purportedly being chased by Man Utd whereas Gylfi is 'only' valued at £30 million by Swansea. They came to the conclusion that although Gylfi's a better player in pretty much every aspect, he's been branded as a 'big fish, little pond' type of player because of his failed stint at Spurs.

It's obviously a pretty stupid comparison since they play different positions and for clubs in a vastly different situations but it did get me thinking. Gylfi not only counts as a homegrown player in England but is also entering the prime of his career and almost single-handedly kept Swansea in the Premier League. He's also carried a dogshit team to the European Championship quarter-finals and is at the cusp of carrying them to the World Cup. Is he not worth more than £30 million and should bigger clubs not be after him? Or am I (and the entire Icelandic nation) just deluded?
No that makes sense really.

But the comparison with Perisic is odd, and so is the valuation of him. 50M is roughly what Sanchez might cost, yeah? They are the same age but Perisic surely isn't as good as Sanchez (I realize the latter propably would get twice the wage but still).

To be honest, I am really sceptical to any player who has had one or two rocket seasons in the Serie A. Belotti is a complete wild-card IMO.
Then you look at someone like Gylfi who knows the English game, has proven he can do well there, etc.


That said, the type of player is in it's own right always a bit of a "big fish, little pond" sort - as in they never do very well unless they get to be the focal point of that teams Attack build-up. See Ozil when he came to Arsenal and was moved out to the flank and was shit (and arguably less so in the middle).

And if you think about it, all the big teams already have a player like that. Only Arsenal might go for him really.