Has football gone mad?
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Wigan Athletic chairman Dave Whelan has expressed his concern at how Cristiano Ronaldo's £80 million deal could impact football as a whole.
Manchester United accepted the mega-bid from Real Madrid on Thursday and when the deal is finally confirmed Ronaldo will become the most expensive footballer ever.
"When you look at this deal you think football has gone absolutely mad," Whelan told Sky News.
"For Ronaldo to be worth £80 million is just staggering. Something has to happen in this game because things can't go on like this.
"The world record fee has just been broken while at Newcastle United, the whole club, can be bought for £100 million."
Whelan pointed out Wigan's annual revenue is much less than Ronaldo's transfer fee.
He added: "Including what we get from the Premier League, our total revenue is just under £50 million.
"There has to be a brake on wages, you can't just keep on putting up entrance fees. Supporters can't afford some of the prices being asked.
"What is going on in football is worrying. I have been pushing the Premier League to put a complete brake on debts that clubs can incur.
"Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea are all in massive debt and the rest of the Premier League is in debt. There is only one club that is debt-free and that is Birmingham.
"Everyone else is carrying too much debt and there's no doubt about that."
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Manchester United accepted the mega-bid from Real Madrid on Thursday and when the deal is finally confirmed Ronaldo will become the most expensive footballer ever.
"When you look at this deal you think football has gone absolutely mad," Whelan told Sky News.
"For Ronaldo to be worth £80 million is just staggering. Something has to happen in this game because things can't go on like this.
"The world record fee has just been broken while at Newcastle United, the whole club, can be bought for £100 million."
Whelan pointed out Wigan's annual revenue is much less than Ronaldo's transfer fee.
He added: "Including what we get from the Premier League, our total revenue is just under £50 million.
"There has to be a brake on wages, you can't just keep on putting up entrance fees. Supporters can't afford some of the prices being asked.
"What is going on in football is worrying. I have been pushing the Premier League to put a complete brake on debts that clubs can incur.
"Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea are all in massive debt and the rest of the Premier League is in debt. There is only one club that is debt-free and that is Birmingham.
"Everyone else is carrying too much debt and there's no doubt about that."
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