Hampus Silverholt
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This summer was all about balancing the books.
It meant that we made some tough decisions and recouped more than £60m in transfer fees
The only first team starter we sold was Coen van Gool to PSG for £30m.
Transfers are normally my strong point in FM, but I got this one wrong. Spending £65m on him last season was not the wisest decision so I decided to accept the loss and get as much as we could for him - it also bugged me that he was only 5’4”...
We also sold long-serving midfielder Murat Kacar to Club Brugge for £7.5m.
He started for us in the Europa League final just over a year ago but was backup last season so I decided to cash in. After signing for £600,000 as a 15 year old he leaves Sparta Rotterdam having won the Eredivisie 3 times!
All other players sold were regens who were Eredivisie quality, but were not going to become starters in our team.
It means we have £12m in the bank, although it looks like we’re going to be bleeding money this season judging by the forecasts
I’ve also upset Donny van de Beek after transfer listing him. Lille actually came in with £15m but the board rejected it the deal because it wasn’t enough money.
The reason I’m trying to sell van de Beek is because of Berry van Es. Out of all the promising youngsters we have, he seems to be the best.
And I’m also hoping that £55m man Roland Leidelmeijer starts firing straight away.
He made a decent start, scoring a last minute winner on his debut as we won the Johan Cruijff Schaal for the 4th year in a row by beating Feyenoord 3-2.
This season we’re actually 2nd favourites for the Eredivisie, which is the highest we’ve ever been predicted to finish!
We're into our 9th season of the save and it's proving to be difficult to match the elite teams in Europe with an entirely Dutch squad. Of course I want to retain the Eredivisie, but I really want to make it to the quarter-finals of the Champions League this season.
It meant that we made some tough decisions and recouped more than £60m in transfer fees
The only first team starter we sold was Coen van Gool to PSG for £30m.
Transfers are normally my strong point in FM, but I got this one wrong. Spending £65m on him last season was not the wisest decision so I decided to accept the loss and get as much as we could for him - it also bugged me that he was only 5’4”...
We also sold long-serving midfielder Murat Kacar to Club Brugge for £7.5m.
He started for us in the Europa League final just over a year ago but was backup last season so I decided to cash in. After signing for £600,000 as a 15 year old he leaves Sparta Rotterdam having won the Eredivisie 3 times!
All other players sold were regens who were Eredivisie quality, but were not going to become starters in our team.
It means we have £12m in the bank, although it looks like we’re going to be bleeding money this season judging by the forecasts
I’ve also upset Donny van de Beek after transfer listing him. Lille actually came in with £15m but the board rejected it the deal because it wasn’t enough money.
The reason I’m trying to sell van de Beek is because of Berry van Es. Out of all the promising youngsters we have, he seems to be the best.
And I’m also hoping that £55m man Roland Leidelmeijer starts firing straight away.
He made a decent start, scoring a last minute winner on his debut as we won the Johan Cruijff Schaal for the 4th year in a row by beating Feyenoord 3-2.
This season we’re actually 2nd favourites for the Eredivisie, which is the highest we’ve ever been predicted to finish!
We're into our 9th season of the save and it's proving to be difficult to match the elite teams in Europe with an entirely Dutch squad. Of course I want to retain the Eredivisie, but I really want to make it to the quarter-finals of the Champions League this season.