Udil 's price to HomeBois is IDR 1.1 billion or USD 70,000! Worth it or overkill?
The MLBB community is currently abuzz about Udil 's price for HomeBois which reached 330 thousand Malaysian Ringgit or almost IDR 1.1 billion. It is not impossible that this figure is the highest transfer record for a Mobile Legends player so far. From time to time, the transfer value of MLBB players is never disclosed with certainty by esports organizations in Indonesia. This is something that is very commonplace, even in European football, because clubs and other authorities never reveal this, and those who leak player transfer prices are external parties.
Of course, there are several things that prevent the transfer value from being disclosed to the public. Several factors include maintaining confidentiality between the two teams involved, as well as protecting players from various potential pressures that may arise.
However, in a Podcast on the ATHQ Media YouTube channel, Tuesday (06/02), DaddyHood as the founder of HomeBois actually revealed the value of Udil 's transfer that they issued to Alter Ego . "Buying Udil first cost 1.1 billion Rupiah, so it was equivalent to 330,000 Malaysian Ringgit," he said.
This news was quite surprising and received mixed responses from the community. The reason is that this value is considered fantastic for MLBB players around the world. Whether a transfer is expensive or not certainly depends on the club or team involved. So if there is a fantastic transfer value, of course there is a strong reason behind it.
Even though the prize pool for the MPL MY champion last season was only US$25,000 or almost the equivalent of IDR 400 million, the value of Udil 's transfer to HomeBois is still commensurate with what the team will get from the midlaner's presence. Exclusively, DaddyHood also revealed the reason behind Udil 's fantastic price to HomeBois . He also admitted that he had a main goal, namely opening the Indonesian market.
"When it comes to price, buying Udil is like 'buying Indonesia' for me. "Because to be able to penetrate the Indonesian market, we have to know how to approach the community there," said DaddyHood to ONE Esports.
"So if people ask 'why did I buy Udil at that price', I think it's like buy 1 get 1. Buy Udil , get the Indonesian (market). "That's something that other people don't see, so I'm willing to spend that amount of money because of market value," he said.
As we all know, DaddyHood does have plans to expand HomeBois ' wings, not only in Malaysia. He wants his team's brand to be very well known and close to communities in other countries, including Indonesia, so he has plans to create HomeBois ID after having a team in Singapore.
Apart from that, DaddyHood revealed Udil 's price to HomeBois which is not usually done by other esports organizations. Regarding this, he also had a certain purpose.
“Why do I dare to open the price? "Because we should be able to prove to the external market that Malaysia has high purchasing power, is not a small 'player', and has the courage to buy," said DaddyHood.
“We want to prove that Malaysia is ready to buy, as long as the player has very good value. This will enable all players to give their best and show their value outside. "So the confidence of people outside (Malaysia) can increase organically," he said.
In other words, apart from wanting to improve the quality of the team, what DaddyHood and HomeBois are doing also indirectly wants to raise Malaysia's name on the world MLBB competition map. They want their country to become an attractive destination for other best players to have a career and win titles.
If this is done successfully, it is not impossible that there will be other star players from Indonesia and the Philippines who will want to compete on the MPL MY stage. With increased quality, the Malaysian team will be able to talk a lot at the highest level.
