For those chirping about FFP's and "Bale Money" need to learn a thing or two...
Firstly, since AVB arrived, player sales/loans (with fees) up to and including the sale of Scott Parker = £97m
In the same period of time, player purchases up to and including Capoue = £115m
Meaning, across 3 transfer windows AVB has a nett spend of: £18m or an avge of £6m per window...
Players sold: VDV (£11m), Modric (£32m), Corluka (£6m), Kranjcar (£7m), Bassong (£5m), Parker (£4m), THud (£5.5m), Dempsey (£6m), Caulker (£9m), Rose ( £1m loan fee), Livermore (£0.5m loan fee), Townsend (£0.5m loan fee), GDS £4.5m (£1.5m sale fee/£3m sell-on clause this summer), Pienaar (£5m) = £97m
Players bought: Adebayor (£4.5m), Lloris (£10m), Vertonghen (£9m), Dempsey (£6m), Chadli (£7m), Holtby (£1.5m), Soldado (£25.5m), Paulinho (£17m), Dembele (£15m), Gylfi (£7.5m), Fryers (£3m), Capoue (£9m) = £115m
So you see, having spent practically nothing (zero nett spend) the previous 3 or 4 windows under HR, means that Levy can now afford to fund some serious purchases without breaking the bank, borrowing money or selling the family silver, so to speak...
We can afford all these deals without selling Bale... whether he stays or goes is another matter...
He might look at the quality coming in Willian, Lamela and Coentrao all rumoured to be very close, and he might think, shit, I want to stay, I doubt it, but you never know...
One thing is for sure, there is never going to be a chance of us failing to comply with FFP's with DL in charge...
With the increased TV revenue, a one year deal on shirt sponsorships worth £19m (that's £13m from HP, £6m from AIA), European football again (ok not CL money), the club is in fine fettle with a squad (even without Bale) that is much stronger in depth than last season...
If Bale goes, that's a whole chunk of money (plus the €20m they still owe us for Modric) that could go on further strengthening next summer....
Lastly, the other reason the financial shackles have come off now... the new training facility is finished and paid for... without having to borrow money from anywhere or anyone...