https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/clyj50j91xgo

Omar Marmoush gone to Spurs. Loan with obligation to buy next summer for £60 million.

We need Swiss Tony here to create a spreadsheet to explain how this affects net spend over the last 5 years.

Full Carabao Cup third-round draw

    Crystal Palace v Middlesbrough
    Manchester United v Brighton
    Manchester City v Norwich City
    Sunderland v Hull City
    Ipswich Town v Arsenal
    Coventry City v Aston Villa
    Bournemouth v Lincoln City
    Liverpool v Tottenham
    Chelsea or Luton v Leeds United
    Millwall v Newcastle United
    Fleetwood Town v Sheffield United
    Everton v Wolves
    Leyton Orient v Bradford City
    Reading v Brentford
    Peterborough United v Barnsley
    West Ham United v Fulham or AFC Wimbledon

Matches to be played in the weeks commencing 7 and 14 September.

Nice home draw, much better than going to Norwich!

ChatGPT answer.


Say we buy a player for £60m and give him a 5-year contract.

For accounting purposes:

£60m ÷ 5 years = £12m amortisation per year

So the club initially records:

Year 1 - 12 mill, year 2 - 12 mil. Etc

The £12m is an expense in each year's accounts, even though the club paid the £60m transfer fee upfront (or according to the payment schedule).

Why it matters when a player is sold

This is where football accounting gets particularly interesting.

Suppose after 2 years the club sell the player for £50m.

His accounting/book value is:

£60m − £24m amortisation = £36m

They sell him for £50m, so they record a:

£50m − £36m = £14m profit

That £14m is recognised immediately in the accounts.

So you can have a situation where a club pays £60m for a player, has only recognised £24m of the cost as an expense, then sells him for £50m and reports a £14m accounting profit.

Quote from: reddishblue on August 26, 2026, 21:58:42Does anyone have a clue how amortisation works?

We do what the fuck we like. If they even charge us, we'll be long dead before the result comes out.

Does anyone have a clue how amortisation works?

Nico Gonzalez is gone. Its been an incredibly busy summer and more to come yet.

For no credible reason whatsoever, I expect a comfortable City win. 4-0.

City have generated 278.5m euros from sales so far.

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