By Johnny Vintis
Assuming there is NO other money available to Rafa other than incoming transfers – what do we ACTUALLY have left to play with?
Here’s what we know based on the five we’ve let go this summer and the five we’ve brought in:
Outgoings
Mitrovic – £22m
Sels – £4m
Mbemba – £6m
Merino – £10m
Colback – Loan
Sissoko – £6m (£30m fee paid in £6m instalment per year over 5 years – currently Year 3)
Total: £48m
Incomings
Dubravka – £3.6m
Ki – Free
Kenedy – Loan
Schar – £3m
Muto – £9.5m
Total – £16.1m
Differential Transfers: + £31.9m
As it stands, we have SHOULD have £32m to spend on transfers – and that’s WITHOUT the club/Ashley going into their pockets or using any of the money from the recent Premier League payment (£40-£50m) to back Benitez.
We were told a few weeks ago by Benitez himself that a ‘sell before you buy’ policy was now in place – but even this seems to be open for debate considering how reluctant we’ve been to spend despite several sales having gone through since then.
Yes we often seem to accept incoming payments in instalments, but these figures show than money WILL still be available and should be available after Ashley stated that ‘every penny the club generates’ would go to Rafa this summer – with it becoming clear that this was Ashley’s latest lie.
Rafa’s been left in a very awful position, but I do think he has improved the side so far. Talk of Gayle being involved in a swap deal (on loan) for Rondon wouldn’t upset me either, although it seems like even that may not be happening now!
You’d hope that £32m will be spent on a couple of players – with Rafa still wanting a striker, a number 10, a left-back and centre-back cover – but I can see another loan signing coming in.
Max Meyer could have been a brilliant option as a number 10 – being available on a free – but it seems he is off to the MIGHTY Palace, with them no doubt offering the big wages and signing on fees Ashley would simply not allow.
I trust Rafa and his judgement, I just wish those in charge of releasing funds and signing off deals did too. Instead we continue to penny pinch, undermine our world class manager and show no signs of any real ambition.
Ashley screws us again laughing all the way to the bank.
tojo1530(Quote)
The stage is set for Lascelles to be sold without replacement
MassiveG(Quote)
And should be some money from windgiuam to Liverpool wasn’t that instalments also, doesn’t matter Ashley will spend what he wants nothing. I wouldn’t be bothered so much if his debt was being paid off but it never is. Seems really strange in any other business the owner is culpable for failure yet Ashley loans the club (his club) money for (his mistakes) but wants every penny back it’s ridiculous.
Clive(Quote)
Ashley has said Rafa will get every penny generated for the last 3 or 4 transfer windows.The fcb has played mind games with a world class boss and a strong loyal fan base for too long.Just do one you piece of human excrement
C Milton(Quote)
Don’t you see by your own admission, player sales are made over 5 year instalments which means if the rest of the deals are similar to the Sissoko deal we would only be getting 8 million from the Mitro, Sels, Mbemba and Merino deals if the first instalments of those deals are made within this window?
Basic facts would help, you can’t even be sure if the total amount of the first instalment of these transfers will be made available.
mactoon(Quote)