Quote Originally Posted by xsnaggle View Post
So no one actually knows what the budget for next season is then?
I often question people who quote these figures on here and usually get the impression the person who said it thinks I'm being awkward for asking, and this one is just the same.
It's like if people say something often enough it will make it true but no one actually knows.
maybe the real budget is only what ever we can sell the players we have for, or maybe its 15 million plus what we can sell players for, then again it may be none of the above.
I don't believe there is a fixed budget decided before they begin. They look at players decide their worth and try to buy them for that. If they think a players is worth X they will bid up to it.
100% this. If Messi was offered to Vinnie for £20m he'd take it.

I imagine they have an idea of what they want to spend but if the right player comes up at the right price with the opportunity to shift him on next season for a big profit they'd take it.