'It’s practical, pragmatic business. Yes, to do that you’re sacrificing some of your academy stars who fans want to see play – so what? Too bad, this is how it works in the real world.'
with Graham Potter given the responsibility of gelling the squad together.
“A fire sale means you’re selling things at a discount – they won’t be selling at a discount, they’ll be selling at top money. “Here’s the thing. They’ve got £274m worth of losses over the last two years, Financial Fair Play runs in three-year cycles and so next year they’ll have to be able to have the ability to reduce that down to £105m.
“That’s not normal business. You can’t say that because Roman Abramovich was sanctioned by the British government and forced to sell a UK asset that somehow the lack of revenue that came in for six months cannot then be adjusted back. “If they sell Conor Gallagher who is a £40m footballer, sell Ruben Loftus-Cheek for £40m and Mason Mount who is probably a £60m footballer, they’ve just made £140m worth of profit.
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