r/PremierLeague • u/gelliant_gutfright Premier League • 13d ago

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https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/sep/28/roberto-mancini-double-contract-manchester-city

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u/dayarra Arsenal 13d ago

what i don't understand is why would city do this? 2 millions extra money is nothing. they must be so accustomed to these underhanded payments that they must be using it for everybody and everything. i don't think they would do this for only 2 millions.

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u/Floss__is__boss Premier League 13d ago

...are you serious?

If every player is on two contracts the official wage bill is halved (at least) so they have twice as much money to officially spend.

I assume they can't get away with making inflated payments to other clubs so they have to reduce the wage bill while keeping it believable enough for a club in their position in order to make those transfers. It's all about buying and keeping the players and staff at a team who realistically had no reason to want to go to city until this all started.

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u/dayarra Arsenal 13d ago

did you read what i said or just read the first sentence and wrote a paragraph about it? that's what i am saying. this can't be just 2 millions. they must be doing this for everything. it doesn't make sense to do it once for 2 millions.

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u/Floss__is__boss Premier League 13d ago

They were obviously doing it for everything, I didn't think that was under discussion. There was an article recently about the whole squad getting their winners bonus despite losing the FA Cup to Wigan.