Manchester City fans have been reacting to a post on Twitter which relays a report that claims the club have already raised £232M through player sales in 2022, sitting on a net transfer profit of £122M.
There isn’t a trophy for “winning the transfer window,” which is perhaps just as well for those clubs trying to catch Manchester City as the Premier League champions have already set a new standard for getting business done this summer.
Ranging from established players to academy and CFG fringes, the club has done a marvelous job regaining some value while many of their rivals continue to struggle to negotiate ins and outs.
Raheem Sterling’s £47.5m move to Chelsea as well as the £45m and £32m deal that saw Gabriel Jesus and Zinchenko leave the Etihad for Arsenal, is the latest example of City being able to trade players out for a significant fee having already recruited a replacement without breaking the bank to do so.
While the Sterling, Jesus and Zinchenko deals have generated the bulk of the incoming funds, City have somehow been able to raise £43.5m by offloading five players who have never appeared in the Premier League for Guardiola’s team.
Gavin Bazunu (£15m, Southampton), Romeo Lavia (£12m, Southampton), Pedro Porro (£7.2m, Sporting CP), Darko Gyabi (£5m, Leeds United), Kou Itakura (£4.3m, Dortmund) have all left City for significant fees this summer, and it all adds up.
According to James Ducker writting for Daily Telegraph, Manchester City have already raised £232M through player sales in 2022, sitting on a net transfer profit of £122M.
James Ducker adds that even if a £50m left back comes in, they’ll still be in line to make a net profit of £72m to £90m in the 2 windows this year.
The report was shared on Twitter by City Xtra and it attracted plenty of attention from the club’s supporters.
“That is INSANE considering we’ve dramatically improved the squad.”
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“Net spend trophy is ours!”
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“Taking the net spend title from Liverpool.”
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“Media will be fuming. No better run club than City, not even anyone close.”
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“We’ve added the Net Spend Trophy to our cabinet!”
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“Best ever transfer window for the cityzens.”
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“Net spend champions!.”
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“finally we’re gonna win the ultimate Net spend trophy 🏆.”
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