Posted by Makis
on April 23, 2025, 6:50 pm, in reply to "It's only £30 million a year if we don't sign anyone else for the next 4 years"
on April 23, 2025, 6:50 pm, in reply to "It's only £30 million a year if we don't sign anyone else for the next 4 years"
 Previous Messageand even then it would be probably more than £30 million as we still have players we have signed in prior years whose transfer fee is still being amortised. Previous MessageNot really, because that's how it works. Look at other clubs, they have done exactly that. Clubs that are smaller, in particular after we move to BMD. Expectation is revenue goes up by about 60 million. One of our issues has been a high wage bill. That too is going down and if we, as it seems, are targeting younger players they will not ask for as much money as established players. PSR wise the big loss from 22/23 drops off next season. 150 million looks a lot but as Ezy said it is spread over five years (usual contract length) so really 30 million per year. This is true for both cash flow and amortization. Spending 30 million per year on transfer fees when revenue is close to 250 million doesn't sound impossible. Wage bill needs to handled more carefully than in the past, I'd say if we can stay roughly at the level we have been lately then with added revenue the wage:turnover ratio should be fine. Previous MessageI mean I hope you’re right but I’d say we’re way off spending those kind of amounts with massive wages along too. We’ll need to walk before we can run. We’re not going from austerity to another Moshiri type splurge form his early years. Cunha seems to have interest from Man Utd but whatever happens he’s not swapping Wolves for us. I think if Branthwaite goes then we might have a decent amount to spend but other than that I’d say our spend will be in line with most of our peers there or thereabouts. There’s talk we might need a small sale prior to 1st July for PSR. I think we’ll be trying to extend Doucoure. We’ve already outlined our intention to Gana for him to stay. I also wouldn’t be surprised if they go back to the table with Calvert-Lewin and see what he thinks. Doesn’t mean we won’t still try sign another forward too. Resigning these players means no transfer outlays. If all 3 go then that’s 3 we have to spend £ on just to replace them….and we will need numbers this Summer. Budget will only stretch so far. Previous MessageMy post was hypothetical Previous MessagePrevious MessageHow much do you think we'll have to spend? Given the extreme austerity we've endured for the past few seasons, new owners, some debts cleared, new stadium and commercial revenue, could we do what Brighton did last summer? I'm not advocating spending for spending's sake. I just want us to buy the right players regardless of cost. But surely there's a bit more powder in our keg now And given how transfer spend is spread across contract length, could we say just for example sign Cunha for £60 million, Delap for £40 million and Mbeumo for £50 million on 5 year contracts, and only book £30 million as expenditure on player recruitment for 2025? |
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