Adebayor's years wages = 7.8mill (150k pw) + 10mill minimum transfer fee
Santa Cruz's year wages = 5.2mill (100k pw) + 5mill transfer fee
Bridge's year wages = 3.5mill (70k pw) + 3mill transfer fee
Jo's year wages = 3.5mill (70k pw) + 5mill transfer fee
Given's year wages = 2.6mill (50k pw) + 5mill transfer fee
Carlos Tevez year wages = 10.5mill (200k pw) +30mill min transfer fee
SWP's year wages = 3.5mill (70k pw) +5mill transfer fee
Bellamy's year wages = 3.5mill (70k pw) + 3mill transfer fee
Ok the figures may be a little under or over but added together the same figure will come out and it stands at 106 million and im sure more will leave too.
Ok as Mike said on the other thread who will take them players on them wages but it all depends on the player. If they are in the game to make a difference and play football then they will take a pay cut to play football if not then they will rot in Citys team until there contract is up. Their choice.
Some of the figures are
way off! Adebayor was signed for £25m, not £10m, Santa Cruz for £18m, Bridge for £12m, Jo for £18m and Bellamy for £14m. Some of these are fringe or overpaid players and need to be moved on, I think, along with some others (stated later).
"problem"...there is no panic at Eastlands. But of course it's important to spend wisely and sensibly on wages and fees now...and thats what City are doing. While slowly getting those fringe players off the books. As for example..Savic and Clichy were both given 4-year contracts at first. So they have to earn their extensions. Something they should have done with Ade, Bridge..etc.
It's not like you will be banned if you make big losses....as long as you keep progressing in the right direction. Questionable sponsorship deals? Idk...i think this one is fair value...the sums doesn't sound inflated at all.
How are Manchester City spending sensibly? Gael Clichy was signed for £5m (a reasonable price) but he is on a 4 year, and I bet, massive contract when they don't even need him anyway (Kolarov, Zabaleta, even Bridge).
4 year contracts are long term, and they can collect their wage packet for a whole
4 years! I would imagine Clichy would be on something like £80k a week, and if he is there for 4 years (even if he doesn't play) he would get £320k.
No club would really want to buy him for his wage (and probably price) and inconsistency and he wouldn't want to take a wage cut so City would be stuck with him.
What people are forgetting is that the rules only apply when a team wants to get into Europe, and if City took 2 years away from Europe (not participate), made some profits and got some financial stability, they would probably be set for 20-30 years with their team/money.
Anyway, people I think City should sell [and their prices]:
Shay Given (not needed, getting old and on ~£60k p/w) - [£5m]
Stuart Taylor (absolute rubbish, getting old and not needed) - [£0m]
Gunnar Nielsen (not needed, no longer a youngster) - [£0m]
David Gonzalez (not needed, waste of wages) - [£2m]
Wayne Bridge (not needed, on ~£80k p/w) - [£4m]
Gareth Barry (not good enough to play, on too much wages ~£80k p/w to be backup) - [£7m]
Michael Johnson (not needed, on ~£25 p/w and no longer a youngster) - [£5m]
Shaun Wright-Phillips (not needed, on ~£80k p/w) - [£4m]
Roque Santa Cruz (not needed, on ~£100k p/w) - [£6m]
Jo (not needed, on ~£70k p/w) - [£8m]
Emmanuel Adebayor (not needed, fallen out with management, on ~£150k p/w) - [£15m]
Carlos Tevez (wants to leave, disrupts team [selfish and doesn't like being sub], on ~£250k p/w) - [£40m]
And some other youngsters (total wage probably ~£20k p/w, sell value ~£1m)
If they sell all of the players they will save/earn approximately (absolute guess, didn't use calculator, etc.) £200m.
That should be enough to get them through the rules and maybe buy some new, cheap, young and talented players. It would also give them financial stability. The best thing for them to do now is invest in their academy/investments, sell fringe/flop players and sign some new cheap and talented players.
Realistically, though, this seems impossible with their owners looking for instant success, cheap and talented players hard to find and their fringe players are on too high wages to be bought by another club. I guess they will probably save £40m in real life, which is disappointing, but that is the harsh reality.