It's the financial rules driving that
Tielemans signed on a free so £35m profit. Manzambi on five year contract so only book £10m of fee thus a £25m profit for a younger player with more potential.
Struijk also free so similar maths.
Even if they hadn't been free and had just been there 3-5 years then the amortisation of their value would have made these deals still make sense.
Same Brighton selling van Hecke (whose amortised value near nil) and buying Vuskovic (who spurs also booked a good profit on, more than covering the first few years of VAN hecke's fee.
Posted By: Kangol Canary on July 18th 2026 at 09:24:55
Message Thread
- I know these figures are being taken in isolation (Other Football) - Henclrikus, Jul 18, 08:54:25
- It's the financial rules driving that (Other Football) - Kangol Canary, Jul 18, 09:24:55
- It isn't so much the sale numbers (Other Football) - Henclrikus, Jul 18, 09:49:44
- Bought over longer contracts ro spread the money (n/m) (Other Football) - loz, Jul 18, 09:54:30
- It isn't so much the sale numbers (Other Football) - Henclrikus, Jul 18, 09:49:44
- Brighton, who are lauded for their astute dealings in the transfer market (Other Football) - Trent_Canary, Jul 18, 09:17:46
- It does look that way (Other Football) - Henclrikus, Jul 18, 09:22:43
- Who was in their way back then? The players we got (n/m) (Other Football) - footymadman, Jul 18, 10:59:37
- Yes agree with your first statement (Other Football) - JoeyDeacon, Jul 18, 10:03:26
- Also a walking red card (n/m) (Other Football) - jamesward, Jul 18, 10:27:50
- pashun (n/m) (Other Football) - Henclrikus, Jul 18, 10:32:37
- Also a walking red card (n/m) (Other Football) - jamesward, Jul 18, 10:27:50
- Who knows? (Other Football) - Cardiff Canary, Jul 18, 09:20:46
- It does look that way (Other Football) - Henclrikus, Jul 18, 09:22:43
- It's been a binfire for some time now (Other Football) - Cardiff Canary, Jul 18, 09:02:34
- I'd say £150m and be lucky (Other Football) - Kangol Canary, Jul 18, 09:27:29
- It's the financial rules driving that (Other Football) - Kangol Canary, Jul 18, 09:24:55
Reply to Message
In order to add a post to the WotB Message Board you must be a registered WotB user.
If you are not yet registered then please visit the registration page. You should ensure that their browser is setup to accept cookies.