Zlatan n Milner make a mockery of net spend. Oh we signed him for nothing, Nope 10 mil signing on fee paid as wages spread over the life of the contract.
The you have the home grown affect, Giggs came through the books, he cost us nothing n refused to play anywhere else. Yeah cause he was on an absolute shed load of cash each week that few British clubs could attempt to match...
Add to that ridiculous out of the norm transfers make a mockery of it. The Oscar transfer to China for example.