According to multiple sources, Inter are firmly in pole position to sign him before the transfer window closes for a fee that would make him our most
expensive acquisition of the summer.
The deal would have marked Facebook's
most expensive acquisition, outstripping even its $ 1 billion purchase of Instagram in 2012.
With Alberto Moreno and Luke Shaw both recent
expensive acquisitions in the position from the Premier League sides, they may not be too worried about missing out.
And with the Red Devils recently signing a record kit deal with adidas and continuing to add to their enviable commercial revenue on an almost daily basis, it doesn't appear the club would need to sell a key star to
make expensive acquisitions.
They get rewarded in many other ways than pure financial returns — including creating stronger suppliers, putting control levers in their industry, testing products, de-risking innovation, and engineering
less expensive acquisitions.
It remains to be seen whether or not Chelsea made the right decision in opting for Luiz over Abdennour, but the latter's comments do suggest that he may well have been the more
expensive acquisition which in turn potentially forced their hand to go with Luiz.
In past years, this sort of aggressiveness on the part of real estate service providers often
meant expensive acquisitions, but those haven't necessarily proven to be the answer.
Narcissistic CEOs are rated more poorly in terms of transformational leadership and management skills, and researchers have also shown that CEOs» narcissism significantly effects the financial decisions they make, which tend to lean heavily in the direction of attracting attention to themselves: They are prone to bold, hasty decisions, and
more expensive acquisitions, a tendency that is magnified when the public focus on them is greatest.
«This is
an expensive acquisition to become the third largest global container line,» Jefferies analyst Andrew Lee said in a note.
Some of them are a bit too desperate for growth and it shows with some of
these expensive acquisitions.
«It's
an expensive acquisition.»
Fernando Torres remains Chelsea's most
expensive acquisition to date, having cost # 50m, as reported by BBC Sport, when he joined from Liverpool in January 2011.
The hefty transfer fee attached to any permanent transfer would represent a big gamble by a club still struggling to get the best out of
another expensive acquisition, Angel Di Maria, who joined for # 59.7 m from Real Madrid last summer.
While he may have been
an expensive acquisition, the 28 - year - old has proven his class and appears ready to fire the Turin giants to further success both at home and in Europe this season.
It's noted that the Brazilian star will be
an expensive acquisition if United continue to push to sign him, as he signed a new deal with the Ligue 1 outfit last month.
Del Rio will pay the price for any in - game shortcomings well before any of
those expensive acquisitions will.
With Alexis and Ozil, this would be four
expensive acquisitions that I thought Wenger might not ever be tempted by, not even for a striker.
The Metro reports that Atletico will not sell him for less than his release clause, which would make
him an expensive acquisition but with the TV money this would not be out of Chelsea's reach.
Cavani has a lot of pressure to prove himself as the regular starter in the PSG outfit, as he was once
an expensive acquisition for the club.
Joseph Saladino, Oyster Bay Town supervisor, agreed, saying construction of a tunnel or bridge from the Seaford - Oyster Bay Expressway to Westchester would damage federally - protected wetlands and require
the expensive acquisition of private land.
I don't like
the expensive acquisition in the past, and the lack of insider buying or share buy backs.
Some of them are a bit too desperate for growth and it shows with some of
these expensive acquisitions.
The expensive acquisition was seen, by some, to be risky.
Missed project deadlines, a $ 11.7 billion debt load and
an expensive acquisition of rooftop solar developer Vivint Solar contributed to its downfall within the past year.
Apple also paid top dollar for Beats Audio, which still ranks as its most
expensive acquisition to date.