You've made an argument that is complete horse crap though. 12 months he signed 12 players is a convenient way to split it up that has no real basis in how football works as it encompasses two different summers and 3 windows total. 5 first teamers per summer and 1 in January is completely different than 7+ in one window. Especially when you've got two goalkeepers in there who aren't really learning a system.
I’m not looking for sell on value in 3/4 years from now just players that will improve us come August when season kicks off.
You're trying to say that players City signed don't count because they got injured or because they played a lot as a sub. Yet on the other hand you're trying to use us an example of it not working when you're obviously including the likes of Klaassen and Sandro who hardly played at all. It's ok to be wrong sometimes, and you are in this instance. You should really be used to it by now anyway.
If you're breaking things up in the most convenient way to suit yourself, you probably aren't right either.
Next to impossible to get .
Nonsense. Dortmund spent half that, if even that, for Haaland.
I'm not breaking it up in a convenient way at all. You said specifically that City had been careful about not making too many signings, I was just saying that they hadn't, and providing figures that prove it.
There's certainly a case to be made that signing someone to only be 4th choice is not really necessary. If we are going to sign a CB I see no reason to not make it someone who could start. And at that point we would then have to consider how we go about bedding that player in.
Not too many doctors playing top flight football as far as I am aware
I said we should sign 2 centre backs. One to be first choice and one to be fourth choice. That inflates the number of players you're signing, but it doesn't mean you're throwing too many players in at once, because one of them is only back up. You're missing the point. I was saying that we could afford it because we would be selling Keane. So the starter is bought with the Keane money, and the back up is a cheap squad filler who is good enough to play when needed. I don't think 3 centre halves is enough to get you through a whole season in normal circumstances. I'm amazed we've managed it so far this year.
Without intimate knowledge of the finances, I'd guess the more cost efficient move would be to keep Keane and just by 1 CB. I just don't know who we can get that is good enough and willing to come in with little chance of playing. If Keane wanted to go maybe just rely on Branthwaite/Gibson.
After agents fees about 40 million.
Buy out clause, and his agent has included into Haaland's contract that he gets 80% of his sell on fee. No surprise that his agent is Mino Raioli.
