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The president of Racing 92, Jacky Lorenzetti, spoke about the news of his club and in particular on the subject of the salary cap, for the podcast “Crunch” of theCrew. He notably mentioned the situation of two other big teams of the Top 14 which are the Stade Toulousain and the Stade Rochelais. When he sees the last transfer window of the two formations, in view of the financial constraints in terms of recruitment, he asks himself certain questions.
“When we see Toulouse recruiting so much, we wonder how they are doing. The same when we see La Rochelle recruiting so much this summer, we wonder how they are doing! When we see Racing 92 recruiting so much, we say to ourselves that the club is in real estate and wine (two sectors in which Lorenzetti has invested, editor’s note), they pay the players in wine and real estate. Any fantasy is allowed! But it is clear that French rugby is doing well today thanks to the Cap salary and the Jiffs (Players from training courses). But the downside is that the salaries of the players go down. It can be painful too.”
While the Hauts-de-Seine club”is perhaps in the process of signing a very great player”, Jacky Lorenzetti also highlighted the difficulty of recruiting a world-renowned player given the strict salary cap restrictions. In particular because this can greatly unbalance the salaries of the other players in the workforce.
“It’s complicated to have a mega star now. The name of a player is circulating at the moment, we are told more than a million euros a year, we don’t even open the file! This n is not possible! If we put 10% of the salary cap on a player, we have to put 29 other players in 90% of the salary cap. Not to mention the young people. If we have a big youth policy, that reduces the payroll of the pros. This summer, we let Tanga and Colombe leave because we couldn’t follow the offers made by La Rochelle. Otherwise, we were breaking a certain justice compared to the other players who were of the same generation and who had the same skill level.
to summarize
The president of Racing 92, Jacky Lorenzetti, spoke about the news of his club and in particular on the subject of the salary cap, for the podcast “Crunch” of the Team. He notably mentioned the situation of two other big teams of the Top 14 which are the Stade Toulousain and the Stade Rochelais.
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