Isn't there another financial uncertainty that has come up in the last couple of weeks? The Chinese broadcasters withheld their final payment for rights to the Premier League content. They did this because of the Covid disruption and claimed what they got wasn't what they paid for. The amount of money was not small - I believe they withheld something like £140 million from a total of around £510 million. Something like that. In retaliation, the Premier league has cancelled their access to the football.
What will the knock on effects be? How much less money will be coming from China and elsewhere next season? I doubt anyone knows but this kind of thing does have the potential to contribute towards liquidation for those teams that are stretching themselves on the basis of future income. Aside from all the panic and disappointment that we haven't signed the same big names as Chelsea, some consideration has to be given to riding out this storm. A time may come where we are thankful we didn't overspend unnecessarily.
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