I did some numbers (on top of transfers already done). If we assume we pick up Matuidi for 28m and sign him on a 4 year contract worth 4.5m net, sign James for 60m on a 5 year contract on same wages as Higuain, don't get Cuadrado on loan, yet sell Hernanes and Zaza + give 8m in gross wage rises collectively to Bonucci and Dybala.........here is the outcome:
In Year 1, our pre-tax earnings will be UP by ~EU60m because of the gains we made on sales from Pogba, Morata, and Zaza etc
In Year 2, our pre-tax earnings will be DOWN by ~EU70m.
Of course, this is assuming FLAT revenue. So in other words, the club would need to be fairly confident that they can increase their revenue by around 18% over the next 2 years to keep the club breaking even.
Is it doable? YES. Is it risky? YES. So I am not sure how they would think about that.