It's not just that mate, they had no problem when buying Wooney and Wio for around 30 mil each, same year they bought Wio in 2002, our biggest outlay on a player was Tyrone Loran(who!) for a whopping 60k.
Never bothered rags then about 'ruining football' on players no other English team could afford.
But they 'generate' their own wealth remember and feel 'entitled'' so that's ok in their narrow mind. The game is and always has been about money for the top clubs. Hypocrites with a selective memory.
Wio, wooney. Fml