I think you are implying that we buy young and cheap and we sell for a big profit. I was suggesting that it's not that simple. For example we have bought older players and some on their mid twenties. I think it is more fluid than perhaps you suggest (tho you aren't specific, so I'm guessing)
And the real issue is wages. When you get to players who cost £40m, the wage demands tend to follow along. I don't think out issue is particularly with paying big fees, but we do have a strict control over wages as I understand it. This will always limit our ability to compete with the...