If true, that puts Arsenal in a very difficult position as they will be desperate to keep one of
the more prized assets, although they're certainly in a strong financial position moving forward with Bellerin tied to a long - term contract and so it will cost Barca a significant price to re-sign him.
Not exact matches
Everton are of course seemingly in a constant state of financial crisis and this may well lead to Moyes having to consider selling one or
more of his
prized assets and one would imagine that if Sir Alex Ferguson upped his offer to meet any valuation placed on the player then it would probably be begrudgingly accepted.
As noted by the Manchester Evening News, the topic has been a discussion point again in
more recent times with Atletico president Enrique Cerezo reiterating that the La Liga giants don't have any intention of selling their most
prized asset.
Bayern Munich will be greatly pleased by the fact that French playmaker Franck Ribery put pen to paper on a new five year deal to stay at the Allianz Arena, one could imagine that had the former Marseille man not done so, then every bit of skill and flair the 27 year old displayed would surely have been greeted with concern as the Bundesliga champions readied themselves for yet
more interest in one of their
prized assets.
Mourinho then introduced his two most
prized assets, in the likes of Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Paul Pogba into the game and United were pressing even further for a goal and they came close on a few
more occasions as Ander Herrera and Ibrahimovic missed their targets by narrow margins.
It is wages,
more than transfer fees, that sets the big boys apart from the pack and is the very reason why Tottenham will eventually struggle to hold on to their most
prized assets.
The board's support was also a
prized asset: Hostile bidders had a near - perfect record when securing the board's support and fared poorly without it (prevailing on only 22 per cent of contests), particularly when the board's recommendation was
more likely to influence the outcome.
The volatility of Bitcoin might make it a
more prized investment, but in terms of a place to stash your
assets in order to protect them from economic downturns or currency value - loss, Bitcoin is not an entirely safe bet.