When clubs sell academy graduates, such as Manchester City's £40m sale of Cole Palmer to Chelsea in the summer, that entire amount goes down as 'pure profit' in their accounts and can help them navigate the top flight's strict profit and sustainability rules.
In the year before the Boehly-led takeover, 2021-22, Chelsea made £112m of 'pure profit' from selling
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