That’s not how PL prize money works. If you finish first you only earn a few million more than who finished second - in fact if you’ve had less games on TV you might earn less. That TV and prize money also goes toward actually paying wages and the running of the club at normal clubs. The idea that if their owners pulled out city could still pay 250m in transfer fees alone a summer is total fallacy - even assuming they keep their dodgy owner backed sponsorship deals. I don’t know why so many on here try to normalise what they are doing - it’s obscene.
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I wonder if City are going all out in this transfer window as they may be expecting a transfer ban coming up from the Premier Leagues ongoing investigation? Get Grealish and Kane in and be pretty set for the next few years.
i can almost guarantee that city got similar revenues to us from competition/tv money. liverpool won the epl and the CL recently and are skint
Why - I think it will take time for him to adapt to City. It reminds me of a player that the great Rosenborg-team in Norway signed 20 years ago...brilliant technician by Norwegian standards - but the legendary coach Nils Arne Eggen tore him to shred in the media after his debut (despite him scoring the winner) - because he dribbled rather than played the ball quickly. Grealish is a bit of the same - his first instinct is to go past people. It could actually slow City down until he learns how to play like his teammates
I didnt mean that if their owners pulled out, I mean that they didnt need to inject any transfer money. But you are still completely right ofcourse, with Covid and no matchday revenue even more of their tv/prize money will go towards their wage and operating cost.
Ørjan Berg? Or ? Remind me, 20 years is so long ago
If Grealish and Kane cost £230m then the idea is to cover £100-110m from sales of Bernardo and Jesus. Then another £70-80m from players like Angelino, Harrison, Ilic, Nmecha, Porro, Herrera etc. Wouldn't surprise me if City finish this summer with net spend under £80m even if both Grealish and Kane join.
United just signed top players in Varane and Sancho and nobody will be surprised if Haaland joins Chelsea next summer so City have to choose between making no changes, signing £40-50m players with potential or break their transfer records when quality is available and those guy want to sign with City.
I’d be surprised if Haaland joins Chelsea next summer.
Its all "state" money. City have been cooking their books and everyone knows it. They managed to get the 2 year UEFA CL ban overturned but any sanctions by PL would be harder to overturn as all the PL clubs have a say. But if you happen to give two PL clubs £100mil each (spurs and villa) you might just buy their vote when it comes to sanctions.
City have been using their lawyers to stop the PL investigation getting their hands on evidence and documentation of their culpability. Its shady and nasty by City and Abu Dhabi.
Yeah, ditto.
You're not getting 100m for Jesus/Bernardo in this market. I doubt you'd get it in a non-covid market either tbh.
I actually said at the time when he signed that he would be useless & I was proved right.
He did sod all at UTD & even less after he left us, I don't think many UTD supporters even know who he currently plays for, I know I don't.
City got few valuable assets, but the question is who can afford them?? Only PSG if they sell Mbappe, Real & Barca are skint, as is Juve, Bayern don't need city players and won't spend without selling first
Nothing very strong in the links we've had to any midfield targets. A lot of the stories seem pretty vague, or suggest that we're interested and not much more. I think our summer spending is done, with a chance we get Trippier towards the end of the window. The rest of the summer we'll spend looking to move the likes of Pereira, Lingard, James and maybe Jones or Bailly.
My guess it - we got the 2 main targets we could afford, but after spending £100 million and increaseing our wages with close to a million a week (including the players who got new and improved contracts) - we now need to balance the books.
First we will look at the players we want to get rid of - Dalot, Andreas, Jones, Williams on loan - and one of the other central defenders. If we managed to get rid of them for a decent amount of money - maybe we will keep the majority of the rest. If not - we will look at a few of the players we probably want to keep, but are prepared to let go of - if we have to. DvB, Lingard, Martial for instance
So I would not expect any signings until at least 2-3 of our players have left.
They'd do well to get half that for Silva and Jesus. Never heard of the others so 80m sounds silly, but then i remember that you sell half a dozen players i've never heard of and have never made an appearance for you every season for a decent chunk of money so you probably will.
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Official: Former Scottish wunderkind Ryan Gauld leaves SC Farense in Portugal to join Vancouver Whitecaps in MLS
I wonder if he'll remain in Europe or look for a big payday in, say, the Middle East. As last season progressed, he struggled to keep up with the pace of the game though he's still a skilled player.
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United don't need so many attackers.
Ole should keep about 9 in the squad for the 4 places: Bruno, Mata, Rashford, Sancho, Cavani, 2 teenageers (Greenwood + OTHER), Martial.
The OTHER teenager can be at least ONE of: Elanga, Amad, Pellestri, Hannibal, Shoretire.
That leaves ONE place for either Lingard or James. Most fans probably think BOTH should be sold. I'm sure everyone thinks at least one should go.
"No! I don't want to use the potty any more! I'm a big boy."
I'd quite happily take a career getting paid to play football in Vancouver 
Proof how ridiculous the hype machine can be with these young talents though.
Proof how ridiculous the hype machine can be with these young talents though.
Yep I did think that. However then I thought not everyone has to play European football to make a good life, so good luck to him.
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