Do you think City would have sold Palmer if we had to give half of the £40m to someone else?You're reasoning is still flawed. Why do you think Chelsea sold Mount or City sold Palmer? They cost nothing let alone £5m and yet they've both gone despite being £60m & £42.5m players. Why didn't we hold on to them? Why have Brighton sold so many good players that cost them relatively little? You're stuck on this 50% figure, it's still a good profit for them.
Besides which they've sold around £150m of players this summer alone.