City_Sean
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Found this but there's nothing particularly concrete.
After going a bit over the top on the likes of Falcao and James Rodriguez, as well as the owner having to pay a mind-boggling divorce package, AS Monaco found themselves in a bit of a financial mess and have had to restructure their financial system a bit.
While their situation was never as desperate as the likes of Anzhi, James Rodriguez's sale certainly helped stabilise finances and the two Falcao loan deals had their uses, but now Monaco have seemingly gone from chucking money at people to the Porto system of buying low and selling high after a couple of seasons.
An article in France Football highlights the Fabinho situation as a prime example.
The Brazilian right-back arrived on loan from Rio Ave, one of Monaco's feeder clubs, for two seasons in 2013.
The deal included an option to buy which, at the time, was negotiated at €6m. During his time at Monaco, Fabinho impressed greatly and managed to bag himself a couple of caps for Brazil, increasing his value.
Monaco shrewdly realised this and activated the clause to make the deal permanent.
However, they also slapped a €25m/£17.6m price tag on him right away in hope of making a tidy €19m profit in the same window.
An amount which, France Football report, Manchester City are incredibly close to matching in order to rejuvenate their right-back slot, currently filled in by the ageing Sagna and Pablo Zabaleta.
Monaco have already made an €18m profit this month by selling the likes of Kondogbia and Ferreira-Carrasco and bringing in El Shaarawy on loan with option to buy and 20-year-old midfielder Adama Traoré from Lille.
Whether or not City take the Fabinho bait remains to be seen, but Monaco's new clever transfer policy could see them avoid many Anzhi comparisons and allow them to remain competitive on all fronts.
After going a bit over the top on the likes of Falcao and James Rodriguez, as well as the owner having to pay a mind-boggling divorce package, AS Monaco found themselves in a bit of a financial mess and have had to restructure their financial system a bit.
While their situation was never as desperate as the likes of Anzhi, James Rodriguez's sale certainly helped stabilise finances and the two Falcao loan deals had their uses, but now Monaco have seemingly gone from chucking money at people to the Porto system of buying low and selling high after a couple of seasons.
An article in France Football highlights the Fabinho situation as a prime example.
The Brazilian right-back arrived on loan from Rio Ave, one of Monaco's feeder clubs, for two seasons in 2013.
The deal included an option to buy which, at the time, was negotiated at €6m. During his time at Monaco, Fabinho impressed greatly and managed to bag himself a couple of caps for Brazil, increasing his value.
Monaco shrewdly realised this and activated the clause to make the deal permanent.
However, they also slapped a €25m/£17.6m price tag on him right away in hope of making a tidy €19m profit in the same window.
An amount which, France Football report, Manchester City are incredibly close to matching in order to rejuvenate their right-back slot, currently filled in by the ageing Sagna and Pablo Zabaleta.
Monaco have already made an €18m profit this month by selling the likes of Kondogbia and Ferreira-Carrasco and bringing in El Shaarawy on loan with option to buy and 20-year-old midfielder Adama Traoré from Lille.
Whether or not City take the Fabinho bait remains to be seen, but Monaco's new clever transfer policy could see them avoid many Anzhi comparisons and allow them to remain competitive on all fronts.