Transfer calculator

Can Coventry City afford this transfer?

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Result
Plain-English read on spending room and squad-cost ratio.

This scenario would leave Coventry City with approximately £3m of room. It would reduce remaining spending room by £18m. The estimated squad-cost ratio would increase from 69.6% to 82.9%, leaving them tight.

Current roomi
£21m
Room after transferi
£3m
Current SCRi
69.6%
of 85%
New SCRi
82.9%
of 85%
Transfer effecti
£18m less room
+18.0 annual squad cost
Status
Tight
UEFA effecti
Not exposed
No current UEFA test
Old PSR effecti
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Closeout headroom £6m
Room before Premier League limit£3m
Quick what-ifs
Simple toggles for common fan scenarios.
Transfer capacity
A rough translation of annual room into fee capacity before wages.
Current capacity
£104m
Capacity after scenario
£14m

This assumes transfer fees are spread over five-year contracts before wages, agent fees, bonuses and registration timing. It is a translation of room, not a recommended budget.

Breakdown
How each move changes squad cost, revenue and room.
MoveAnnual transfer-fee costiAnnual wagesAgent/signing costsAnnual squad-cost changeBook profit/lossRevenue impactRoom effect
Signing+£11m+£8m£3m+£18m£0m£0m£18m less room

Amortisation spreads a fee across the contract. A £50m signing on a five-year deal is a £10m annual cost before wages and other fees.

Room effect combines squad-cost change and football-income impact. A sale can help twice: lower costs and, if profitable, stronger football income.

Book profit or loss is sale proceeds minus remaining book value and sale costs. Academy sales often have low book value.

Owner equity is shown only for old PSR because the new squad-cost test is linked to football income, not shareholder funding.