Obligation to buy yes option to buy no.
If Sarri wants Allan then id expect it to be an obligation in the summer.
If we are around breakeven now for 2021/22 season then Digne leaving + Holgate and Allan on loan (perhaps) then we would be well up for the season*
If obligations then kick in for Allan and Holgate during summer then we could start off with £20mil in the positive before offloading the out of contract bunch and making sales.
Hypothetically just being up this season + again next season (profit and sustainability wise) and were 2 out of 3 seasons in profit which may actually allow us to drop £100mil in season 3.
*we could still sign a defensive midfielder now to replace Allan and make signings in summer and still we well up due to how its all calculated.
Part swap for Badiashille or Golovin would be amazing, unlikely but amazing.
Very Nice.
If we could sell Digne + loans with obligations for Holgate and Allan...
Then now + summer sell Mina and Keane while bringing in Badiashile and a defensive midfielder (Kamara/Guimaraes/Tchouameni etc) then we'd be laughing.
I keep repeating myself but we have 9 players to move on aside from those out of contract in summer...ideally 5 to go this window.
Have to say that if it was the case that we signed Mykolenko, Patterson and Badiashile (or similar profile) then this could be our best January window ever.
Massive turning point but lets see how it unfolds.