out of interest. What is the FFP rule ?
Are you only allowed to spend a certain amount ?
its based on revenue over a period of time. if you are making a loss every season then its a percentage taken into account of your revenue. your owners can not spend the money the club are not generating. so personal wealth is taken out of the clubs hands. i think its no more than 20% of your turn over and your debt must be seen to be coming down. uefa set a limit and give you 3 or 4 seasons to prove you are managing your account
but in man city case we are debt free and revenue is one of the best in europe so FFP does not really come into account. i think city have £600million from new sponsorship in training kits new kit puma and a share sales
but the big big thing in city favour is a new club sponsor is up for grabs after the etihad 10 year deal is up
it could range from £500 million to £800 million or more