40m now is like 15-20m before the Neymar/Mbappe inflation. Low risk even if it does not turn out well. And it’s spread over 3 years so the financial impact is not huge.
Not anymore in recent seasons.
We paid fair value for our recent signings.
Even Zirkzee at 40m was not an expensive one considering we negotiated to pay in installments over 3 season.
Forest want 120m for Anderson and glad we told them to fuck off. Same for Baleba 100m.
We are now looking at Ederson for 40m and Fernandes for 30m.
For outgoings we made sure to include obligation to buy clauses to move on mistakes of the past. And added on sell on clauses in case they become successful.
That’s how improved our negotiation is.