Quote Originally Posted by insider View Post
You mis-interpreted my question probably my fault.
The 143 million they received didn't come from any home grown product being sold so they would have shelled out millions to get them in the first place.
Ya bugger you just sent me on a mission, quite interesting though. Here’s the profit and loss stats on the players Man City’s recent departures. None of them home grown granted;

Player. Bought For. Sold For
Sterling. £49m. £50.58m
Jesus. £27m. £46.98m
Zinchenko. £1.7m. £31.50m
Porro. £11m. £7.65m
Itakaru. £630 thousand. £4.5m
Muric. Free. £2.7m
Total £89.33. £143.91

They’re like a dodgy landlord buying dodgy houses, tarting them up, then selling them on. The Matondo deal is another case of them cashing in. But as for home grown talent, unearthing Foden & Palmer stands out.