the biggest issue i have with this thread is that it is abundantly clear that we simply can't spend any money this summer
the accounts that have just been published show that our turnover was 172 mil and our operating expenses are 302.6 mil
we are making a loss of 130 mil every season before player trading
if we sell branthwaite for 60-80 mil and Onana for 50 mil then we are still making a loss because some of that money is going to go to Carlisle and some of it is going to go to Lille
we will probably still be around 20-30 mil loss
then if we are lucky someone will buy maupay
i don't think thelwell is capable of getting any decent money for anyone else he will follow the standard protocol of loaning players out till their contracts run out or selling them for ridiculously cheap prices just to offload their wages
if we do any business it will be the free agents / loan market only and maybe the odd fringe player who is worth a couple of mil
nothing is gonna change till we finally move to the stadium imo, so we need 1 more miracle season with absolute dross