I'm not going any further than I already have mate, and again I'd be guessing Minteh's wages. Sheet was only really designed to show how selling even **** players allows us to spend an awful lot more.
If I was sighting something Newcastle lack it's a bit of a spark..... they're all very safe solid players but the midfield lacks that bit of magic imo.
I think that'll will be in another year or two. I don't think the owners really expected to be where we already are in terms of progress. That sort of real gamechanger will cost serious money. It's amazing that we already have the likes of Bruno, Botman, Isak & Tonali.
I know it's not the days when Kieron Dyer was on £80k a week for permanently being injured in 2005, but higher wages do set a precedence, ie a big signing is not going to accept way less than the other previous big signings, especially if they're a sought after player. I'm surprised Pope's wages are not higher tbh.
So we could sign Barnes, sell Maxi AND have a tiny net profit? Now that would be incredible business.
It would be almost like the time we took Gavin Peacock off Bournemouth, and gave them in exchange our worst player of all time, ie Wayne Fereday.