Are you serious?? You think we could start spending that kind of money on a regular basis?
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I don't know how close we now are to being able to match them financially nowadays - I'd certainly be very surprised if we're on a par.
But I think a strong legacy factor is at play that makes them more attractive than us, and that is due to factors partly out of our control. I think this holds back Liverpool and Spurs as well.