Regardless of book values for creative amortised accounting at £25m, surely we are making a loss on Nkunku that will have to be recovered by more flipping players down the line
As I have said before I am far from convinced as to the accuracy of transfer market but using their numbers then his current amortised value both for UEFA and PL purposes was on 1/7 €40 million being super generous there will be around another €1.5 million expended but you are still looking at a book value of way in excess of the €30 m (£25 million ) being suggested.
It’s really quite sad because he had so much potential but for a variety of reasons he simply hasn’t lived up to expectations.
Squad costs are clearly the focus here and I would guess the wage savings in this accounting year will be seen as a mitigating factor . But there is no denial he has been a player and an expensive one at that we got very little value from.
Come on, we have no idea what's going on!
Sterling was likely seen as the stellar signing but like Jesus at Arsenal who was sold by City at the same time, Sterling is simply way below his peak powers.
We don’t know what’s is going on that’s for sure but if Matt Law is correct Sterling and Chillwell are being viewed completely differently by the clubs hierarchy.
Chillwell is seen as the model professional by default you can only assume that that view probably isn’t how Sterling is viewed. To be fair both signed contracts and are doing nothing wrong if they are insisting on having their contracts honoured.
On the flip both you would imagine are more than set financially for the rest of their lives and unless they can’t stand playing any more you would that with two years left on their contracts they would grasp the opportunity that a new club albeit on reduced wages would offer.
It is not unusual for once top players to suffer significant mental issues once their playing days are ended. I simply can’t imagine the problems on their well being that are being caused by being excluded when both still have several productive playing years left.
I don’t know if I posted it before but I wonder if there is wiggle room in the squad ratio numbers for Chilwell to be re integrated simply because Hato may afford the left sided CD cover following Colwills injury meaning we still need a left sided full back albeit not a player that is seen as natural cover. Probably not !
