GXCity said:
The recent accounts released bythe Rags showed that their cash reserve had fallen to £20m. In order for them to buy players they would have to:
a) Rely on a cash injection from Uncle Malcolm - Not likely to happen.
b) Go further into debt - Can't see UM wanting to do this as they are making inroads into the debt and they wouldn't want to go backwards.
c) Partially Float on a Far East stock market -Tried this and there was insufficient interest so they didn't pursue it.
d) Sell players - Only Rooney would have a significant transfer value to enable them to rebuild to the extent that they require. If they did do this then the loss of Rooney would surely outweigh the positives of new signings
All this raises the question that if they are in for Hazard + other targets, where is the cash coming from?
I reckon we can pretty much rule them out a bidding war with us (or Chelsea, RM & Barca) for any of our targets. So the the gap is going to widen further.
disagree with point d) fella
Berbatov is still worth 8-10 million
Nani is worth even more hes only 25 years of age
Carrick is still worth similar to Berbatov
they can raise the money fella, Dont underestimate them twats-wages are another thing though and how the transfer is paid could tip it our way.