And also not forgetting that:
a) In the most recent set of published accounts (for season 2012/13) the football club had an accumulated debt of approximately £52m and that this figure doesn't include any costs associated with building the stadium or training ground.
b) Any monies received from...
If, using the same hypothetical "£5m striker" example, a club was to sell the player at the end of the first season for (say) £7m then there would still be £4m of amortisation (depreciation) from his original purchase to "balance out" in the annual club accounts (and FFP return). This net effect...