The difference being of course that even if Advocaat 'wanted' Messi and Ronaldo, he would also know that there is no realistic prospect of either player agreeing to join SAFC or of SAFC having the resources to meet the fees that would be demanded by the two biggest clubs in football, particularly as the fees would be driven upwards by market forces, once it became known that one or both of the world's current best players were available.



However, with regard to Georginio Wijnaldum, Advocaat might reasonably believe that a Premier League club like SAFC would be a realistic destination for a young Netherlands midfield player who may have ambitions to play beyond the Eredivisie and that SAFC should be able to afford the likely transfer fee and salary demands of such a player. Also it is not an unexpected link, is it ? A Premier League club, with a respected Dutch manager, who is known to be looking to add quality to his first team, possibly being interested in a quality player from the Netherlands.



Whilst Wijnaldum is a very good player, he is not in the same league as Messi and Ronaldo and to suggest that he might be is just ridiculous