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This seems to be the way to go. I get it, they're top class athletes and they can demand a salary they feel is worthy of their talent. However, if the club doesn't have the money or revenue stream (I know COVID messed with a lot of the La Liga clubs this way because they didn't have the usual attendance rates), you can't justify spending some of these sums on one player. I feel Ajax does a good job of taking youths and training them into great talents, though they then usually get gobbled up by the bigger clubs.

But when is it too much? How do you justify continuing to increase the salary of one star player to the point that it bankrupts the team? I know a lot of teams have had to re-evaluate last year with COVID-19 on just how much they're willing to justify spending on a salary for one player on the off chance they might make a difference in the season or help win a championship or title.

Do athletes deserve the high salaries they receive? Why or why not?