@KevJStewart π―
I reckon that, come 1st Sept, there'll be 8 players who'd start ahead of players in the xi today.
But that won't suit the SM narrative, and you're right, we'll get the attention seekers posting nonsense.
@Footballera0 Most clubs do it - we did it with Vorm/Davies, and a good chunk of 'loans with obligations to buy' hide the eventual transfer fee behind a large initial loan fee. Cheating/unethical or whatever anyone wants to call it, it's not just City.
@KevJStewart I think the worry is that we are stilled owned by enic who will be bean counting, and will only want to spend Β£xx net this window. So transfer sales / purchase amounts will hinder our ability to buy the attackers we so desperately need.
@WellOnside Genoa had an option to buy him for Β£8.5m two years ago and didn't take it up. Getting ~Β£20m more now is ok with me, despite him having a decent WC and a couple of ok seasons with us.