Sadly, in the world of Financial Fair Play and Premier League Profit and Sustainability rules, there’s never been a more important time to be good sellers.
However, to make profits and create room for signings on the balance sheet, you need to have sellable assets.
For a while now, the media have talked up big-money exits for Bruno Guimaraes, Alexander Isak or Sven Botman, but it’s been suggested that our ambitious Saudi owners plan to build around our best assets – not lose them – and rightly so.
So, who do we sell? It’s a bittersweet topic as there’s so many loveable players in our squad who have risen from the ashes under Eddie Howe, but his ability to improve players and therefore maximise their value in the market could be priceless in our fight against FFP.
Based on Transfermarkt valuations from 2021 (the year Howe was appointed) to the present day, here’s some Newcastle players who’ve shot up in value:
- Joelinton – €15m ➡️ €42m
- Sean Longstaff – €13m ➡️ €25m
- Miguel Almiron – €16m ➡️ €30m
- Jacob Murphy – €4m ➡️ €15m
- Joe Willock – €22m ➡️ €35m
- Elliot Anderson – €1.5m ➡️ €13m
It’s far from ideal to be discussing the money we could make from much-improved players who now make up an important part of our squad, but it’ll come in very handy if needs must. Let’s face it, I’d rather we raised funds from selling some of the above than lose our star players.
So, while some wonder if a major sale will be needed, Howe’s ability to improve players, attract interest in previously depreciating assets and raise their market values can’t be underestimated as we work our way through FFP restrictions.
profit is actualised sales price v amortised purchase price. market values are irrelevant. Example Joelinton bought for £40m 5 year contract £8m per year. acv in Summer with 12 months left £8m if sold for £35m GBP (42m Euros) that would show as £27m profit. The fact that he was only worth £12m under Bruce is irrelevant
PremAndUp(Quote)
You’d rather raise funds from selling some of the above?
Selling Willock or Miley would be the absolute height of stupidity and short sightedness.
Joe is a tremendous athlete when he’s fit and young Lewis could be worth a King’s ransom in three or four years time.
There’s plenty of players who could be sold to make money/and or reduce the wage bill before these two, such as Longstaff, Wilson, Dummet, Krafth, Lascelles, Gillespie, Ritchie and, if need be, the much vaunted Tonali who gave this club a kick in the teeth, weakened its numbers and altered their transfer priorities.
If we don’t sign a big star or two let’s have a go and get a few of these (£15-20m) top class youngsters in we’ve been hearing so much about…. and get Minteh back too and work on him.
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Buy a new player for £80m on five year contract (£16mpa). Paid in 3 instalments 40% 40% 20%. So year one we pay £32m and have an asset valued at £64m. That’s why Chelsea used 8yr contracts
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Why can’t NUFC and PIF just start announcing sponsors for everything. PIF owns so many companies, start doing $10-20m sponsors for everything. They will past the test as they are not large sums but we can multiple sponsors for everything. Increase revenue so you can spend. They own so many companies they can increase revenue significantly!
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