Why is it everyone has a ridiculous amount of money to spend this summer except Sunderland...
Where did the TV money go?
It seems The Sun claiming Sunderland are actually skint doesn't sound too daft anymore with sources close to the club suggesting there was a massive cash flow problem prior to the sale of Connor Wickham. They say Sunderland have been massively mismanaged from the inside.
By skint - Not the owner, the club itself, it's been clear that the club has to be run within it's own means and it's not working. They've got players on ridiculous wages that the fans nor club want.
All of this could easily go away with a simple investment from the owner but it appears unlikely they'll be bailed out.
Assuming the chairman refuses to invest. Sunderland have to go an entire season with their current players and the addition of smaller £5m + Loan option players.. without being relegated.
Talks about crisis? You've found the actual crisis now.
Some notable figures:
£7.5m, likely owed to Inter Milan pending a FIFA decision
£93,000* a week, Alvarez' wages.
£69.5 million - Sunderland's yearly wage bill
-£13m loss.
*Apparently true but I doubt even Sunderland would offer that.
Years of investments on players with little or no resale value.
Questions are simple really.
Where is the TV money?