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Originally Posted by Trim
If you can't get a good signing, then why sell those good players you have? :/
You think Porto can repeat the 2004 success any time soon?
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Well, pretty much all players in the world want to play in the 3 big leagues and the portuguese players are no exception. If we don't let them go at any point, they'll just get unsettled and won't play so well anymore.
Also, all portuguese clubs have major debts, Porto are the wealthiest club in Portugal, but have a debt of around 90m €.
Once we clear out the debt, then maybe we can start attracting better players, by increasing the salary cap or we can afford to not let our best players go.
Not sure you've noticed, but ever since 2004, we haven't sold more than 2 starters per season. 2 years ago it was McCarthy and Diego; last season it was Anderson and Pepe; this season it was Bosingwa, and now one of Quaresma/Lucho/P.Assunçao. I bet on Quaresma to leave.
As for winning CL again, I very much doubt it, because we just can't keep our best players more than 2/3 seasons in a row.. If we hadn't sold our starters over the years, I imagine our XI would be something like:
.........................Helton
Bosingwa....Pepe...Carvalho....P.Ferreira
.....................P.Assunçao
..........Lucho................Maniche
..........................Deco
...........Quaresma.......Lisandro
With the likes of Nuno Valente, Bruno Alves, McCarthy and Costinha missing out.
^ That team would be a major CL contender IMO.