The tycoons are in trouble

In early June, Man City made a lightning-fast move to sign three new players before heading to the United States for the FIFA Club World Cup. Three of them were expensive stars, including Reijnders, Ait-Nouri and Cherki. But since then, they have only brought in one more star, goalkeeper James Trafford.

It's not that Man City have closed the transfer window early. The Etihad team still cherishes at least one more "blockbuster" deal. Before this information, the media rumored that it was one of two Real Madrid superstars: Rodrygo or Vinicius. But the problem is that Man City needs to sell before buying more.

It’s not that Man City need the money. Even a club as badly beaten as Man United can still spend big before selling players. Meanwhile, the Etihad team has too much money to buy all the stars they want. But the pressure of Financial Fair Play and the squad being too full of stars force Man City to clean up the team before bringing in new players.

Jack Grealish was confirmed to leave Man City right after the end of last season, to the point of not following the team to the US for the FIFA Club World Cup. But then after nearly 3 months, Man City is still powerless to sell this English superstar. The reason lies in Grealish's extremely high salary. It is up to 15.6 million pounds with 2 years left on the contract.

It is not easy for a team to spend 50 million pounds (the price Man City wants) to buy a player who is 29 years old, and also has to pay a huge salary. In the end, Man City had to loan Grealish to Everton.

But that’s not enough. After selling Grealish, Man City still has 5 wingers. That’s more than enough to bring in Rodrygo or Vinicius. So Savinho could be next. But like Grealish, Man City’s task of selling players will not be easy.

The pressure on Man United is even greater as they aim to raise 200 million euros from the sale this summer. But so far Man United has... not earned a single penny.

Next is Arsenal, a team that has only been able to sell players whose contracts have expired. Arsenal spent £200 million on players this summer, but has barely made any money from the sales, although some stars like Trossard, Vieira, Gabriel Jesus are still valuable and no longer have a place in the team.

On the contrary, Liverpool and Chelsea are the teams that have completed their strategy of selling players with the transfer market still more than half a month away. In the remaining time, these two English giants can freely spend money without worrying about financial fair play pressure.