Let's use MLB.
Assume Kim Jong-un and Putin decide to create and fund a new professional baseball league. They are the "owners" of their 12 team league.
In order to lure away MLB players, they agree to pay ungodly money ($300- 400 million) up front to a host of players -- e.g., Mike Trout, Aaron Judge, Shohei Ohtani, Justin Verlander, Clayton Kershaw, Joe Musgrove, Manny Machado, Juan Soto; and then lesser amounts ($75 - 250 million) to another 30-40 players -- all MLB All Stars. Kim Jong-un and Putin further agree to pay damages for any breach of contract suits brought by MLB clubs.
How would you feel about those players who take the money and leave MLB for greener pastures?