One of the first things you learn in any beginning economics class - or even when you sit down and do a budget for the first time - is that when money is involved, you have to make choices. No one has endless piles of cash (except maybe Real Madrid or Manchester City) to spend on the things that they want. Soccer teams are no different, whether it be because of a salary cap like in MLS, or in Europe where teams have budgets and also have to comply with UEFA’s Financial Fair Play Rules (or not - it’s not really clear what exactly the FFP rules are supposed to do other than give UEFA something to do).
The Number 10 is no position to “Moneyball”
