Michael Laudrup Quotes

Everything in life has a price on it - there ain't a damn thing free in America, and football has got a price on it.

Namely the manager will assess what he believes a player is worth and he will discuss that with the board and then we will go after that target. If we can achieve it at that target, great, but if we can't we will have to move on to the next player.

Now, would we like to have that super quarterback? Absolutely. And if we have the opportunity to get that person or develop that person, that's what we'll do.

If you invest in something a little more expensive with longevity, you'll use it more.

I've always thought that having an attractive free agent is better than a guy who was picked in the seventh round.

There's always a price for what you want.

Nothing of value is free.

Choose O traveler if thou wilt drink thou must also pay money. But if thou wilt learn, those will have what they seek for nothing..

Anything free is worth what you pay for it

If a better player comes along, I will try to persuade the club to get him in. Sometimes, you can do your business and all of a sudden something appears that you never expected to appear.

Real Madrid are always after the best talent.

That is football. In the end, all clubs spend money.

I'm not stupid - if you buy one of the world's best goalkeepers, it's not to keep him on the bench.

It is always difficult to sign players even if you are a big club.

The grander the vision the greater the price tag.

Sometimes we think that the more expensive brands will be more effective. Sometimes if you stick to the basics, that's what really matters. That's what I do anyway.

Choosing players in any sport is an imperfect science.

I think sometimes managers like to buy players because they're more experienced from abroad or when they've got players under their nose that will give everything to the club they've been brought up with.

I had the luck of being in Madrid. They sign some of the best players in the world, and that really leaves fewer opportunities for young players.

When it comes to the draft process, I'm going to be - I'm not going to say anything stupid - but I'm going to be my authentic, true self, and hopefully someone in an organization says, 'That's my guy.'

I think that good, great things can come at every price.

When you have good players in your squad that means other clubs are looking to them as well. For me, it is a normal situation in football.

In football, you can do well even without spending huge amounts.

It's true there were a lot of clubs interested in me - I had talks with some of the biggest clubs in Europe.

I want to be drafted to a team that knows exactly what they're getting.