the other thing about milan is that they're ok with letting their players leave for nothing instead of doubling down on high salaries. if they had extended donnarumma, calhanoglu and kessie for what they demanded, that's like 40-50 mil net a year they'd be on the books for
this is why we're trying to let sanchez, vidal and other huge wage earners go
whereas, our model seems to be getting these high wage guys without the up big front transfer fee, and funding it with player sales. though, at least we're able to get player sales, unlike milan.
that said, with the restrictions around crowds starting to relax, the money that wasn't there from gate receipts will come back and help tremendously