His transfer price doesn't matter since he'd be a DP.
As best as we can tell, that's a variant of the deal CFG actually signed with Lampard in July 2014. While we were told he signed with NYCFC, in fact, he signed with MCFC and there was an agreement, most likely formally with CFG, possibly informally, that he sign with NYCFC when he finished there. So I think that part of the story -- the structure of the supposed deal -- is completely plausible. I still think as a whole it is completely made up, but whoever made it up used the Lampard deal as a model, absent the deception.
Amortization: if they signed him for 300m on a 5 year deal then only 60m of that would count towards the current years books. You don't count the total value of the deal all at once. And the figures quoted surely are including wages as well as transfer fee. MCFC currently have a bonus incentive structure meaning the more they win, the more they earn. IIRC, the bonuses do not count towards FFP. Make no mistake, FFP is no longer a concern for MCFC
Incorrect. Can't just do that. That's the heart of FFP, as unfair as it may be. Irrelevant anyway, as MCFCs goal was to always be self sustaining, which they now are
If remaining a British colony had meant we would have all been richer and more prosperous, we would have chosen that road. It so happens that autonomy was the more prosperous route with a direct causation relationship. In this case, most would agree being affiliated is the more prosperous route at least for the time being. If one day that situation changes our view will change too. #prosperitylivesmatter #independencedontmatterfornow
Not gonna argue this but an owner cannot simply wrote a blank check. FFP may have been eased but it hasn't disappeared. Spending rules still have to be followed.
I think if this is going to happen, NYCFC should keep all 3 DP spots full when Messi comes over. No way MLS would block a Messi move to NYCFC because we had all 3 DP slots full. They would open up a 4th.
