News Mondays - Nicolas Jutzet
This festive season, soccer fans are looking forward to watching the traditional Boxing Day. Because unlike most other major leagues, in England the sport of football never stops. This phase precedes another important period for the various clubs, that of the winter mercato, which begins in early January. During this period, teams can fill a gap, strengthen their squad or get rid of a player who disappointed during the first half of the season. The most important of these adjustments are made at a cost of millions. In the mainstream press, there's a groundswell of opinion that soccer is facing inflation in the sums it spends, and is in danger of bursting like a bubble, taking everything in its path. The madness of grandeur. In his latest book, Bastien Drut, strategist at CPR Asset Management, responds to the various concerns linked to these lavish expenses and other football-related affairs.