⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions

[Fiatless]

Mourinho likes to play with defensive tactics. Bayern Munich have young players like Jamal Musiala and Matias Tel. I don't think Mourinho would be good for them. Also, Mourinho's tactics won't suit Harry Kane's style of play. I think Mourinho is not the right manager for Bayern Munich. In fact, there was a time when I thought he would be the right man. Because the German Bundesliga was a piece of cake for Bayern Munich. But Xabi Alonso and Bayer Leverkusen put an end to that.

Mourinho gradually changed his defensive style of play at Roma compared to when he was at Chelsea and Inter Milan. He has also improved on his relationship with players as we saw in his last club. My view is that his time has passed and he should move to average clubs. Uncommon old tacticians and young coaches now rule the coaching world. Young coaches who have fresh ideas and a taking over the coaching sphere and any coach who fails to move with this advancement become outdated.

The Portuguese tacticians need some time off to evaluate their strategies and learn from some successful coaches. Mourinho is always in a rush to get a new coaching job which I think shouldn't be the case. With his current level, I feel he will not be successful in Bayern Munich because the club might be too big for him to handle.  

[X-ray]

Jose Mourinho has still been looking for a job. He is really keen on returning to his job recently as you can understand from his recent statements as well. It doesn't look like he cares about where to work much either.

He opens to the any club that keen to recruit him as a new appointment. It's kinda strange to see that how mourinho feels a bit difficult to find a new job. Are many clubs doubting his experience as a coach? I don't know but this is what im seeing now.

I have only heard about Fenerbahçe's interest in him. There is a chairman election soon and one of the candidates is targeting to bring him to the team. Mourinho looks okay with that however his cost won't be cheap for sure. If I'm not wrong he wants 12 million euros yearly for himself and 3 million euros for his crew.

That offers is relatively low from him. He is also open in coaching the saudi pro league club as well. He has stated how disappointed him rejected portugal's offer to coach the national club.

If this transfer doesn't happen then maybe he might see Saudi Arabia as another option. I haven't heard of any other European team being interested in him recently. 

Yeah, that sounds bad not only for mourinho but for us. In fact, roma's current caretake has no even a better result compared to the mourinho.

People were praising roma but mourinho has proven he is better. I miss his boring football.

[marcous]

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It seems managers that already have teams didn't want to take risk to manage Bayern Munich because the new manager will have pressure to make Bayern Munich get the title back. So I guess Bayern Munich can only sign manager that currently don't have teams, I heard the favorite either Jose Mourinho or Hansi Flick.

If I were Bayern Munich, I would choose Mourinho over Hansi Flick, Mourinho haven't manage any German teams in his entire career, so this could be a good challenge for him. While Flick, he got sacked in 2021, so Bayern Munich might do same if he didn't give a big change.

The case of Julian Nagelsmann has shown that moving from a rival to Bayern won't be comfortable. Bayern job is not an easy job as people make it to be. The pressure is higher and the embarrassment of failure is bigger than any other place, like what Nico Kovac experienced. The notion of Bayern should be dominating Bundesliga has made the job of managing Bayern not attractive anymore, because it would sounds like not a challenge to prove the capability of the managers.

This has made Bayern having limited choices of their options for their new manager. They could end up with Mourinho or Hansi Flick who still has no club. Mourinho will be an unpopular choice among the fans, because he has shown his declining idea and ability, while Hansi Flick is someone who achieve sextuple winners with Bayern that could favorite among the fans.

The management of Bayern Munich have made the managerial position of the club a fearsome job for anyone to take up at the moment and that's why most of the managers they're running to become the next manager of the club are all turning down their request. The manner at which the club management sacked the club's former manager Julian Nagelsmann wasn't clear to many people so you don't expect top managers to easily take up a job they can be relieved of without a serious reason of poor results.
The club have already approached managers like Xabi Alonso and few other managers but it's still unconfirmed if any of them actually want to become the club's next manager after Thomas Tuchel leaves the club at the end of the season.
Jose Mourinho is currently without a club at the moment and I think he's the kind of manager that will help the club improve with their performance so I think it'll be a good move to bring him to the club.

Club officials and Bayern management certainly demand a lot of things, so they are getting a lot of rejection at the moment, but if management recruits a manager carelessly, it is possible that they will again be left behind in the trophy hunting race with Leverkusen next season. Mourinho is currently out of work, might be on Bayern radar if they don't have many other options going forward.

It is not an easy job to return the club back to its glorious era, fighting to re-establish dominance at a time when Leverkusen has never been touched by a single defeat, it is the same as a slightly impossible mission. Even though Bayern has a squad depth that is many times higher than Leverksen, efforts to win a trophy next season will still be very difficult to achieve.

Meanwhile, previously there were rumors that Bayern had also approached Zidane, but now these rumors have just disappeared. It's surprising to remember that a club like Bayern has difficulty recruiting quality coaches, it seems like there is something wrong with their management. Now that there is only one game left of the season and Tuchel duties at the club will be finished, they have agreed to part ways.

[entertheabyss]

Jose Mourinho has still been looking for a job. He is really keen on returning to his job recently as you can understand from his recent statements as well. It doesn't look like he cares about where to work much either.

I would really wish for one of these EPL elite team to reconsider appointing José Mourinho as heascoach. Since his exits from AS Roma, he's been idle, I'm not saying he's not busy with his social life but when it involves football business, he's off. José Mourinho is a first class coach and he's not desperate to resume his managerial duties. We know José Mourinho very well, he vividly made it clear that he won't be settling for average teams and only goes for team that's ambitious to win trophies.

[Palakka]

Apart from Xabi Alonso, Rangnick and Negelsmann, I heard that Zidane also rejected the offer.

Zidane is the most difficult coach a club could hire. I think only Madrid can made him as a coach. So far, what I remember is Zidane will only become a coach for club, if he gets permission from his wife. When his wife refused the request, Zidane would respect his wife's decision more than the money offered to him. There have been several clubs that wanted to make him a coach, but all of them were rejected. What I remember is MU offer which was rejected by Zidane ^{(around 2021 or 2022, CMIIW)}, because his wife expected Zidane to longer break before returning as a coach or returning to football.

Honestly for now we can't know how much ability Zidane has, not I mean to underestimate Zidane but I think the achievements that Zidane has by just coaching Madrid of course it cannot show how much he is capable of coaching a club, when Madrid is inhabited by the majority of star players of course it will be very easy for a coach to be able to win and championship in the competitions they participate in,  Zidane has been rumored to be recruited by big teams such as PSG and Manchester United but the funny thing is Zidane continues to refuse to coach the team for reasons that make no sense in my opinion.

Manchester United are currently in such a bad condition that it is only fitting for them to find a better coach to replace Ten Hag later, some time ago Manchester United continued to be linked with Zidane but it seems that he continues to refuse so indeed Manchester United may no longer try to sign him next season, honestly if if Zidane continues to refuse to coach a club of course over time Zidane will disappear was swallowed by time with the emergence of many new coach coaches.

[Swordsoffreedom]

Xavi Simons aims for a return to Barcelona!
Mundo Deportivo are reporting that Simons has made his mind up and will push for a Camp Nou return ahead of the new season.
Speculation about Simons’ future has grown in recent weeks, with the youngster said to have a clause in his contract which allows him to choose which club he moves to if he goes out on loan again.

Source: https://www.barcablaugranes.com/2024/5/13/24155242/xavi-simons-to-tell-psg-he-wants-barcelona-loan-move

Good news for Barcelona. Because if it was any other club I do not think the players were actually going to be interested to return. But Barcelona definitely has a reputation and also has a legacy. That is something which the players are really interested about as well. Sometimes there is also a soft corner for Barcelona in the minds of the players. That's why a lot of the players have still not abandoned Barcelona even though they know that the situation in Barcelona is not good at all and maybe the future in Barcelona is also something that has to be given a big thought about. Let’s also remember that he is only 21 years old. Young players showing interest in Barcelona is also something that will make Barcelona happy as well.

[fullhdpixel]

I think that most of this coaches being link to the managerial position at Bayern Munich are just mere speculations, especially in this closing stage of the season, and since it's very obvious that Bayern Munich are very desperate in their search for a new manager, everyone, including managers that is not up to Bayern Munich standard will also be linked with the club, so am not that surprised that zerbi is being Link with the vacant managerial position at Bayern Munich.

And as for Thomas tuchel, I think it's best that he is leaving on mutual consent because his coaching pattern is not that suited to this Bayern Munich side, not that he is a bad coach, No, he is not, but his system is not just suited to this Bayern Munich side.

Bayern Munich recently having too many changes at the managerial level with things are not ideal because they are having no respect for them and firing too quick which is surely not good but as things are going with we already have rejection from the Rangnick and Negelsmann things are going more terrible and in this situation their best decision is sticking with Thomas Tuchel because this will give them better results instead of having any new coach which will bring more mess-up.

Even they can go ahead with De Zerbi, but this is going to be another gamble and this can bring problems for them as well which will be not good deal with this maybe his playing style could be not helpful for this club so if they are having not required manager then surely right now sticking with Thomas Tuchel is going to be the best option for them, and they can give him favour which will increase his confident and also teams performance as well.

[Texac]

I think the coach is handling this one far better compared to how the authority of PSG and also the President of France is actually handling this. Macron Actually might have offered him crazy things other than Money, who knows? I believe PSG is a good team. They are just never ready for the Champions League because they do not play against any Champions League level team in the Ligue 1.

I hope they actually believe that even without Mbappé they are actually going to be a great team. And of course, everyone understands that the legacy which Mbappé wants to have in his career is probably not going to happen if he stays in PSG. Of course, this makes sense. It’s just that the coach will have more freedom now and is not going to have to build a team around a certain player. This should have been done years ago. But I am happy that finally, Mbappé is leaving PSG and not chasing only money. But I guess he has already got enough money.

[doomloop]

Do you guys believe Liverpool is seriously looking for a replacement for Salah after klopp will not in the club again? Is now the time to cash in on him? Antony Gordon has been heavily linked to Liverpool as a replacement for Salah and many news were also saying the same thing. Liverpool put gordon as its priority target since club needs also to think about regeneration to the its players. This appears to be a signal that Liverpool is looking to cash in on Salah for $100 million or more and im hoping salah to leave from there and go to the saudi pro league.

Salah may not be interested in playing for the club again after Klopp leaves Liverpool as soon as possible caused by klopp probably salah's main reason to keep stay on liverpool despite so many rumors that linked him to leave from the club. Is it the right decision to replace him while Salah is still at his peak performance? I think that any of you guys have different opinion regarding this.

There were expectations after exit of Jürgen Klopp Liverpool is going to have big overhauled as many players are ready to leave with foremost Mohammad Salah which is target of Al Ittihad of Saudi League is surely going to leave with he is already in talk about three years contract which is going to be luxurious for him and few more players are also settled for the leave, but currently things are not well prepare about this all because we are having just one or two games left in this season and then all will be appeared in media.

After Jürgen Klopp announcement we have some serious problems in Liverpool specially they down from top and now settle for the third spot now they are targeting Anthony Gordon with things are unstable because we are also having news Darwin Núñez is also leaving the club so we have to wait for the end of the season then all will be clear what is going to happen here.

[W Jr.]

Jose Mourinho has still been looking for a job. He is really keen on returning to his job recently as you can understand from his recent statements as well. It doesn't look like he cares about where to work much either.

I would really wish for one of these EPL elite team to reconsider appointing José Mourinho as heascoach. Since his exits from AS Roma, he's been idle, I'm not saying he's not busy with his social life but when it involves football business, he's off. José Mourinho is a first class coach and he's not desperate to resume his managerial duties. We know José Mourinho very well, he vividly made it clear that he won't be settling for average teams and only goes for team that's ambitious to win trophies.

In fact, he is a good person in choosing actors and communicating with them. The players must respect him and he has a lot of success. Of course, he did not manage a team after Rome and he can manage one of the EPL teams. I even think he can be successful as manager of Manchester United. Of course, if he wants, he will go to ManU. If ManU wants to see him in the team, they will first send Ten Hag from the team.

[Dzigie]

Jose Mourinho has still been looking for a job. He is really keen on returning to his job recently as you can understand from his recent statements as well. It doesn't look like he cares about where to work much either.

I have only heard about Fenerbahçe's interest in him. There is a chairman election soon and one of the candidates is targeting to bring him to the team. Mourinho looks okay with that however his cost won't be cheap for sure. If I'm not wrong he wants 12 million euros yearly for himself and 3 million euros for his crew.

If this transfer doesn't happen then maybe he might see Saudi Arabia as another option. I haven't heard of any other European team being interested in him recently. 

Aziz Yıldırım, who announced his candidacy for Fenerbahçe presidency, announced that he met with Jose Mourinho. During his previous presidency, Aziz Yıldırım had transferred footballers such as Anelka and Alex. He is a person who likes to bring world-class star names to the team. He can also bring Jose Mourinho to the team. However, the annual fee demanded by Jose Mourinho seemed too high to me. No Turkish club has ever paid such an annual fee to a technical director before. If we pay 15 million euros to Jose Mourinho and his technical team, how will we finance new transfers? There is no doubt that Jose Mourinho is one of the best managers in the world, but I think we have to make a proper financial planning.

[kro55]

As first reported by German news outlet Bild, Bayern were proposing an €18 million (£15.5m) compensation package for the 49-year-old but Palace have no interest in letting him leave, valuing him at closer to €100m (£86m).

Source: The New York Times

Well, that's one way to make sure that he does not go anywhere else. They are definitely not going to pay that much money for him. If they actually pay that much money, it is going to be stupid. I think Crystal Palace have asked for that much money because they know that nobody is actually going to pay that amount. Except for Manchester United, I guess. Because they can do anything at any given moment. They literally asked for more than 5 and a half times the money that they were offered. I think for that amount of money Bayern Munich can also find better alternatives as well. So there is no reason for Bayern Munich to actually move ahead with this deal. And I believe they did the right thing by ending all negotiations.

[rahmad2nd]

Honestly for now we can't know how much ability Zidane has, not I mean to underestimate Zidane but I think the achievements that Zidane has by just coaching Madrid of course it cannot show how much he is capable of coaching a club, when Madrid is inhabited by the majority of star players of course it will be very easy for a coach to be able to win and championship in the competitions they participate in,  Zidane has been rumored to be recruited by big teams such as PSG and Manchester United but the funny thing is Zidane continues to refuse to coach the team for reasons that make no sense in my opinion.

Manchester United are currently in such a bad condition that it is only fitting for them to find a better coach to replace Ten Hag later, some time ago Manchester United continued to be linked with Zidane but it seems that he continues to refuse so indeed Manchester United may no longer try to sign him next season, honestly if if Zidane continues to refuse to coach a club of course over time Zidane will disappear was swallowed by time with the emergence of many new coach coaches.

However, Zidane has proven his capacity when managing Real Madrid, but he has not been proven to handle other teams.  It is not an easy matter for a coach to handle a team that is inhabited by big name players, there is competition in the dressing room. The player's ego must be overcome by the coach, and Zidane is able to handle it well. Unfortunately, Zidane is not or is not yet willing to handle a club he wants to handle. Even though there are many rumors linking him with several elite European teams, until now Zidane is not ready to step up and become a coach at a club. Maybe, he doesn't want to anymore or maybe he just wants to train according to the club he wants. Or maybe right now he doesn't want it yet, but it could be possible later. either which club he will coach, or not at all.

As for Manchester United, this season has been bad for them. I don't know whether Ten Hag will be fired or not. However, I agree with what Roy Keane, one of the legends of The Red Devil, said. In Kane's eyes, Ten Hag needs to be given more time. According to him, United's downturn this season is not solely Ten Hag's fault. The unfortunate situation where a storm of injuries continues to hit the team is the main factor.  plus, some other problems. I don't know whether Ten Hag is still trusted or not, but even if United changes coach, it's not certain that The Red Devil will immediately bounce back.
As for Zidane, it is clear that he is not willing or maybe there is actually no offer between the club and Zidane. after all, everything is based on rumors which are not necessarily true. We'll see what United will do next summer.

[ZAINmalik75]

I hope they actually believe that even without Mbappé they are actually going to be a great team. And of course, everyone understands that the legacy which Mbappé wants to have in his career is probably not going to happen if he stays in PSG. Of course, this makes sense. It’s just that the coach will have more freedom now and is not going to have to build a team around a certain player. This should have been done years ago. But I am happy that finally, Mbappé is leaving PSG and not chasing only money. But I guess he has already got enough money.

PSG has the same team in it, if Killyan is there or not, they can't win the champion league. PSG has also tried big players like Messi, Neymar etc to win the Champions league, but nothing has changed, PSG is the same. The Ucl title is like that zero. Now the thing is that Killian Mbappe took the best step to leave PSG because he knew that even PSG could not become the UCL champion. Therefore he made the better decision that some other club could go and win UCL. And if I tell the truth, there is no better club than Real Madrid, they are the king of Europe,only they can fulfill Killyan Mbappe's dream, i.e., winning the Champion League. Ballon Dor win can also be achieved by UCL winning. Therefore, Killyan Mbappe has wanted to leave PSG and some media sources have indicated that the contract between Real Madrid and Killyan Mbappe has already been decided, but now it depends on Killyan Mbappe when he wants to make it an official in public.

[tiCeR]

As first reported by German news outlet Bild, Bayern were proposing an €18 million (£15.5m) compensation package for the 49-year-old but Palace have no interest in letting him leave, valuing him at closer to €100m (£86m).

Source: The New York Times

Well, that's one way to make sure that he does not go anywhere else. They are definitely not going to pay that much money for him. If they actually pay that much money, it is going to be stupid. I think Crystal Palace have asked for that much money because they know that nobody is actually going to pay that amount. Except for Manchester United, I guess. Because they can do anything at any given moment. They literally asked for more than 5 and a half times the money that they were offered. I think for that amount of money Bayern Munich can also find better alternatives as well. So there is no reason for Bayern Munich to actually move ahead with this deal. And I believe they did the right thing by ending all negotiations.

This was a rumor that I first couldn't believe, but now it turns out that it all was true I suppose.

They have been struggling in the recent weeks and months to find a great name as a coach for their team, but so many turned down the offer. Interesting to find out what their next step will be, but I am getting more and more convinced that they will revoke the dismissal of Thomas Tuchel.

That's a double-edged sword as on the one hand Tuche could see how they tried to find a different coach but they couldn't as Nagelsmann turned down the offer and Rangnick and now Glasner? At first I didn't even know who this guy is and then remembers him vaguely. Is that what Bayern realy wants? So Tuchel knows he is something like the last resort, which is never good because I think it hurts his auhtority from the get go. And when it doesn't work out well in the beginning, I can't imagine how the press will make a volcano out of every single bit that's going on. They will never be able to do their work without having explosives all around them.

[arallmuus]

I think the coach is handling this one far better compared to how the authority of PSG and also the President of France is actually handling this. Macron Actually might have offered him crazy things other than Money, who knows? I believe PSG is a good team.

He is one of the top talents for France so they probably treat him like a 'god' there and wouldnt want another league to have him. Same situation happened before for Pele, he wasnt really allowed to move out of Brazil so he spent most of his time playing there although his talent far exceed the brazilian league standard so yeah this is pretty much the same thing with Mbappe.

He traded his chance to move to Real Madrid 2 years ago because he chose money over his career so this is his only chance to move out of Ligue or else he would waste all his potential by playing in that 'farmers' league

[nurilham]

Keylor Navas is now 37 years old with he already plays his prime soccer so having no enough time here at PSG is surely problem for him with now it is good time for him to go ahead for new destination with most chances he can join any good club at the MLS or Saudi League because these are best places for player like him, he can give his 2 or 3 years which will give him good amount and then having enjoy his retirement life with his knowledge and experience could be new chapter of his life.

Besides Keylor Navas is no longer in the prime age, Keylor Navas won't have a chance to play regularly there because PSG already has many goalkeepers now. It is the right decision to leave because he is better to move to the team that can offer more time to play for him. Sure, Keylor Navas only can play 2-3 years again, he probably considers to retire. You're right, SPL or MLS is a good option for him before he retires. I hope he will consider SPL, there should some Saudi teams which want to sign him and pay with a high salary.

PSG is now going for the new era as well after exit of Kylian Mbappé they can do better things with management needs to give time to coach Luis Enrique which is experiences and also having ability to bring big trophies which are dream of this club, but surely we will have better updates about this all after end of this season.

Indeed. The departure of Mbappe will lead PSG to the new era. They may not rely on a single player anymore, they probably begin to focus on playing as a solid team. Luis Enrique doesn't want to worry anymore to rotate any player on the lineup of PSG. There is no more a special player in PSG, all of them have the same rights now. I assume this may bring a positive impact on PSG.

[baeva]

Apart from Xabi Alonso, Rangnick and Negelsmann, I heard that Zidane also rejected the offer.

Zidane is the most difficult coach a club could hire. I think only Madrid can made him as a coach. So far, what I remember is Zidane will only become a coach for club, if he gets permission from his wife. When his wife refused the request, Zidane would respect his wife's decision more than the money offered to him. There have been several clubs that wanted to make him a coach, but all of them were rejected. What I remember is MU offer which was rejected by Zidane ^{(around 2021 or 2022, CMIIW)}, because his wife expected Zidane to longer break before returning as a coach or returning to football.

Honestly for now we can't know how much ability Zidane has, not I mean to underestimate Zidane but I think the achievements that Zidane has by just coaching Madrid of course it cannot show how much he is capable of coaching a club, when Madrid is inhabited by the majority of star players of course it will be very easy for a coach to be able to win and championship in the competitions they participate in,  Zidane has been rumored to be recruited by big teams such as PSG and Manchester United but the funny thing is Zidane continues to refuse to coach the team for reasons that make no sense in my opinion.

Manchester United are currently in such a bad condition that it is only fitting for them to find a better coach to replace Ten Hag later, some time ago Manchester United continued to be linked with Zidane but it seems that he continues to refuse so indeed Manchester United may no longer try to sign him next season, honestly if if Zidane continues to refuse to coach a club of course over time Zidane will disappear was swallowed by time with the emergence of many new coach coaches.

I remember there were rumours that he might take charge of the French national team, maybe he's still waiting for an offer and that's why he's declining, I don't know, but overall I agree with you to some extent that his fame is due to his stellar Real Madrid squad and to see him coach another team, be it PSG or MJ, would be interesting

[Antotena]

He is one of the top talents for France so they probably treat him like a 'god' there and wouldnt want another league to have him. Same situation happened before for Pele, he wasnt really allowed to move out of Brazil so he spent most of his time playing there although his talent far exceed the brazilian league standard so yeah this is pretty much the same thing with Mbappe.

There is this post I saw somewhere how Real Madrid made a statement about Mbape back in 2012, that club has seen him as a potential and that was prophecized when he worn his first world club  at the age of 19 and almost won another one in 2022, now tell me which club wouldn't want to have such kind of guy in his team. Real Madrid has the money and that's why they have not relent in getting that guy to their club and for the fact that he was been maltreated in the beginning of the league made everything worse for PSG.

He traded his chance to move to Real Madrid 2 years ago because he chose money over his career so this is his only chance to move out of Ligue or else he would waste all his potential by playing in that 'farmers' league

Perez was angry that time but I think they should understand him, a guy in such his age will pick money over anything because he is good and considering the fact that he is from France, he will be an hypocrite to leave his home club and go for another place when they even gave him a juicy contract.

[Silence Scream]

Jose Mourinho has still been looking for a job. He is really keen on returning to his job recently as you can understand from his recent statements as well. It doesn't look like he cares about where to work much either.

I have only heard about Fenerbahçe's interest in him. There is a chairman election soon and one of the candidates is targeting to bring him to the team. Mourinho looks okay with that however his cost won't be cheap for sure. If I'm not wrong he wants 12 million euros yearly for himself and 3 million euros for his crew.

If this transfer doesn't happen then maybe he might see Saudi Arabia as another option. I haven't heard of any other European team being interested in him recently. 

Aziz Yıldırım, who announced his candidacy for Fenerbahçe presidency, announced that he met with Jose Mourinho. During his previous presidency, Aziz Yıldırım had transferred footballers such as Anelka and Alex. He is a person who likes to bring world-class star names to the team. He can also bring Jose Mourinho to the team. However, the annual fee demanded by Jose Mourinho seemed too high to me. No Turkish club has ever paid such an annual fee to a technical director before. If we pay 15 million euros to Jose Mourinho and his technical team, how will we finance new transfers? There is no doubt that Jose Mourinho is one of the best managers in the world, but I think we have to make a proper financial planning.

In my opinion, it does not make sense for a Turkish team to pay 15 Million Euros annually only to its coach and team. Fenerbahçe can easily buy some players for this transfer fee. Jose may be a very good coach, but he may be a name that may fall behind in the interests of the team. I don't think there will be a decrease in his salary either. It's not about the coach, it's about being successful in bringing good players to the team.