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Why Kroenke isn& #39;t actually the problem at Arsenal THREAD (1/9)
Kroenke only got full ownership of the club in August of 2018. In the 6 transfer windows that& #39;ve passed, Arsenal have made a net spend of -$270m all without any UCL football (2/9).
From 2017 to 2021 (one more year compared to Kroenkes Arsenal), Barcelona famously mismanaged on multiple transfers (Dembele, Coutinho, etc) and racked up a net spend of -$284m. This is only $24m more than Kroenkes Arsenal with Barcelona also having consistent UCL football (3/9)
From 2017 to 2021 where PSG bought both Mbappe and Neymar, they& #39;ve made a net spend of -$327.5m. This is only a $57.5m difference from Arsenal (2018 to 2021) with one club having consistent high level UCL performances while the other didn& #39;t enter the tournament once (4/9).
In the 9 years since 2012 where Bayern went 2 years without winning the Bundesliga, they& #39;ve racked up a net spend of -$338.47m and have won 2 UCLs. This is only $68.47m more than Kroenkes Arsenal with 9 more years taken into account. Bayern also play consistent UCL football (5/9)
From 2014 to 2021 Chelsea have had a net spend of -$324.37m, only $54.37m more than Kroenkes Arsenal with 4 more years taken into account. Chelsea have also generated more money in this time by winning 2 PLs and having played more consistent UCL football (6/9).
Yes these clubs spend a lot on transfers but they also make huge gains on selling their best assets for adequete prices at the right time. Chelsea sold Hazard for $126m, Costa for $66m, and Matic for $49m, all of whom regressed drastically after leaving (7/9).
