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[–] Blue_winged_yoshi@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (10 children)

You guys are a money-no-object club, you can absolutely afford to take the gambles and pocket the wins. United are having to budget carefully for FFP and they’ve blown a fortune on transfer fee/wages here!

[–] ThatWontFit@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (4 children)

I assume there is a /s here lol.

We signed Silva on a free...and we also stay within FFP by selling/loaning players.

[–] a_lumberjack@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Wages still count for FFP. He’s not playing for free.

[–] ThatWontFit@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Our wage bill is smaller than City's, Arsenal's, and United's...

[–] a_lumberjack@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

What part of that doesn’t mean giving a huge contract to an aging player is a risk? You seem to be arguing that it’s not a risk because he was signed on a free transfer.

[–] ThatWontFit@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

We give Silva 1 year deals that he and Chelsea must agree to extend...

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