Sorry, my reply was somewhat ambiguous. When we were relegated from the prem, there was a clamour to splash the cash to be promoted back to the land of milk and honey and many suitors. This is where the Allams get the best price blah blah.
Right here and now, through an unbelievable turn of events, the selling of Bowen and subsequent relegation, one pandemic, City, at a reasonable guess, are one of a handful of clubs who are not bricking it through these times. A year ago that transfer money would have been a considerable war chest. In the here and now it pays the bills. Speculate to accumulate? As only a clairvoyant could have predicted this years turn of events, similarly only a clairvoyant could predict when fans fully return.