Was just going to ask if that included the profit from Solanke, checked and saw they paid £19m with a 20% sell on to the scruffs, on £55m + £10m so not as big a deal for them as I initially thought! Tidy sum still but not as good as the £65m sale headlines suggest.
Aye there's a perception, and one that I had, that they'd not spent much. I twigged they had 2/3 players, one on the bench, who cost more than what we spent on our entire squad when they beat us. Checked and realised they'd spend a fair whack like. Well, but still a lot.
Which is sustainable if you don't pay silly wages and have a normal turnover of players. The problem comes when you pay the players too much as then you can't offload them, even on loan. That's the situation we need to avoid in the future.
Im not sure it's sustainable for a team like Bournemouth to spend that amount every 3 years? I think they'll cut their cloth and unless they sell particularly well - I wouldn't be at all surprised if within 5/6 years they go down.
I shared the view on here that it'll happen to Wolves when they were flavour of the month. Particularly to one rather mouthy Wolves fan on here who felt they were going to be title challengers. Theyll survive this season, but I think the game is rigged so the likes of Bournemouth have a very clear ceiling.
[Edit] This is what I mean, I'm not sure Bournemouth can maintain this spend, competitive to the rest of the league;