Fansided · Sep 3, 2019
Houston Dynamo and Mauro Manotas: Sell, sell and sell again
Houston Dynamo have reportedly received a major offer from an unnamed European club for Mauro Manotas. Given the fees reported, there is only one response for the Dynamo: sell, sell and sell again.
It is very easy to look at successfully built teams and just focus on the investment they made in the players that are actually at the team. Because these are the players that are actually making a difference, your attention is naturally drawn to them, and to the processes that led them to being there.
But some of the most successful teams, in any sport, not only acquire talent, but they trade talent too. It is the selling, and not just the buying, that is essential to smartly assembled teams.