The Financial Situation (37 Viewers)

campionesidd

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Catenaccio

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No matter how you look at the numbers, we have been very conservative with the budget this season.

In terms of the squad.

IN (8): Szczesny (15m), Pinsoglio, De Sciglio (10m), Howedes (3.5m), Bentancur, Matuidi (20m), Costa (6m), Bernardeschi (40m) = ~95m
OUT (8): Neto (6m), Audero, Bonucci (42m), Alves, Asamoah (10m?), Mandragora, Lemina (17m), Rincon (2m) = ~77m

Net should be around 18m (excluding bonuses). GK stronger, Mids stronger, Attack stronger, Defence arguably weaker.

P&L impact will almost certainly be POSITIVE this financial year because we booked a massive profit on Bonucci (~40m relative to book value).

Last year we also had a massivbe positive impact from the profiit on the sale of Pogba - however the higher amortization rising from Higuain's purchase price last year probably meant that the management didn't want to splurge too much.

You have to admit, considering that I would consider the overall squad to have improved at little to zero marginal cost is one hell of an achievement.
 

Catenaccio

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Balancing the books is the long term game. If you spend big $$ and don't achieve success its a disaster and can set you back YEARS.

No matter how we may criticize individual transfers or the philosophy of letting players go too easily when they want to leave etc.....our management is incredibly well regarded and rightly so.

The list of superb transfers is amazing - Alves, Sandro, Pirlo, Vidal, Pogba, Dybala, Khedira, Pjanic etc - just those players alone cost the management 40% of what PSG paid for 1 player! Amazing when you think about it.
 

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