SWP's back said:How do you work that out?THFC6061 said:I think City lost around €9.5 million on Balotelli,
After weeks of speculation Inter reached an agreement for Balotelli's transfer to Manchester City on 12 August 2010 for €29.5 million
On 29 January 2013, A.C. Milan's organising director Umberto Gandini announced that the team had agreed a deal to sign Balotelli from Manchester City on a four-and-a-half year deal rumoured to be worth €20 million plus bonuses and add-ons.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Balotelli<br /><br />-- Wed Aug 21, 2013 12:50 am --<br /><br />
squirtyflower said:and that one Aguero moment......... pricelessTHFC6061 said:SWP's back said:But our gross spend is always the one mentioned by the press, not net, should it not be the same for you?
Put it this way? Did we spend £20m on Balotelli or nothing as we sold him for the same?
I think City lost around €9.5 million on Balotelli, although you might get a bit more back if he meets various "add-on" targets with AC Milan.
City's net spend during the past five years is around £390,150,000 compared with Tottenham's £7,650,000 in the same period.
...but I much prefer the Crouch one.