One of the clubs this will disadvantage the most is the rags. They’ve got an aging squad, built for here and now and, with a €90M net spend every season, they will fall further behind. Buy Pogba and every other buy for that season has to be funded by a sale. It looks like City have been preparing for this by stocking up with a young squad who will not need major additions going forward.
The one thing this is designed to stop is the elites in Spain, losing their top players. Neymar going has had quite an effect on Spain and, effectively, PSG’s summer spend of €420M meant they would have to have offloaded €330M worth of players!
City have prepared for what might be a defining point in the history of football transfers, by hugely lowering the age of the squad and tying players into long-term deals. Note that Mr Wenger, as the other club that will struggle, if they carry on as they are, is Arsenal. Losing players for free will not be the way to enhance your squad!
Sanchez may well be a world class player but he will need to be replaced in four years, at a huge cost with little resale value.