Manchester City s magical operation! The 22-year-old abandoned player returns to double his value. Can the football business still play like this?

Manchester City just completed a deal that made the entire Premier League eye - 22-year-old goalkeeper Trafford returned from Burnley for £27m, and they charged only €17.3m when they sold him two years ago. This deal seems simple, but behind it is the exquisite calculations of the modern football transfer market.

Traford's performance at Burnley last season was phenomenal, with 29 clean sheets in 45 games and conceded only 16 goals, directly helping the team return to the Premier League. Such data is placed in the transfer market and the value starts at least 40 million pounds. But Manchester City had a hand when he sold him - the transfer share clause, which saved Blue Moon 4 million now. This is not a simple buyback, but a precisely calculated asset operation.

For Manchester City, this deal is a sure profit. On the one hand, 22-year-old Trafford can slowly succeed 31-year-old Edson; on the other hand, they locked in the goalkeeper position for the next ten years with the most cost-effective price. More importantly, this taught other clubs a lesson - how to make youth training players a "recyclable asset" through contract terms. The experience of Trafford is itself an inspirational story. He was a young man who was abandoned two years ago, but now he returns to the wealthy family with top data. This counterattack not only makes fans sigh, but also makes young players see hope: as long as they have strong strength, fate will always turn around. The most interesting thing about this transfer is that it perfectly demonstrates the business model of modern football. Players are not only soldiers on the field, but also important assets on the club's balance sheet. While fans were still discussing "loyalty" and "feeling", top clubs had already turned the transfer market into a financial game. After reading this deal, do you admire Manchester City's shrewdness or lament the utilitarianism of football?