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Interesting. Another poster on another thread thought I was way too high. I based the £2m fee on Stephens and his agent knowing it saved us the huge fee in buying a decent replacement.

Tapping your knowledge, please: My complete guess is that Stephens would have earned a £2m resigning on fee (possibly paid in instalments) and £40k a week in wages. From your knowledge of football finance, am I high or low? Are they realistic figures for a player of DS's stature and these...

The figures in the El Presidente bar chart are based on earlier periods of the previous broadcasting rights deals, where middle/lower PL teams made circa £75m a year from the TV deals. That figure is £100m from 2016/17. Just saying, as this makes it almost certain that promoted clubs will...

Hi El Presidente. What's your guess as to how much the club will spend on transfer fees this summer? Separately, do you think the Board will aim for a break-even/small profit accounting result for 2017/18? Thanks in advance.

Is the blue the additional club income from being in the PL, and the red the transfer fees paid that season out of it?

See later post!

£40m on transfer fees. Our increase in income with greater sponsorship is £105m, but the club will want to cease an annual accounts loss of circa £30m, leaving £75m in cash for transfer and agents fees, and increased player wages. Selling some fringe/replaceable players might add to the kitty.