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£200 million was the cost of the new facilities (in Manchester) back in 2014.
Spend nowt – you get nowt.
Technically, they’ve spent billions on their ‘Academy’.
If you ain’t in the MCFC first team at the Etihad, then you’re in a development team / Academy.
They are simply playing the numbers game – hoovering up all the talent wherever they’ve a foothold.
Their worldwide scouting network is massive – it all costs money.
They shop at Harrords / F&M – we shop at Heron / Oxfam.