34-year-old attacker Antonio Cassano believes that today's football market is "inflated", and players like Paul Pogba and James Rodriguez are not worth the amount of money that clubs paid for them.
A. Cassano also mentioned the controversial agent Mino Raiola, who represents P. Pogba and Mario Balotelli. According to the former Italian national team player, all three mentioned players are overrated.
"Three overrated players? That's Pogba, James Rodriguez, and Balotelli," A. Cassano said in an interview with "Gazzetta dello Sport."
"Is Pogba really worth 120 million euros? Of course not. James 80 million euros? No. If he is worth that much, then how much would a player of the same age like Andres Iniesta have cost?
As for Balotelli, I wish him all the best and I know that things are going well for him in France. But success smiled on him in this life because his agent is Mino Raiola. He provided both Balotelli and Pogba with great opportunities to reach the top of football," the attacker continued.
A. Cassano was also asked to comment on the eternal rivalry between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. Trying to compare these two players, the Italian made a very original analogy involving a similar rivalry on the tennis court.
"Messi is Federer, and Ronaldo is Nadal. They are two champions with different playing styles," A. Cassano said.
