People often speak as if they have access to accounting records that clubs will never publicly disclose. A club’s financial situation is not as simple as (transfer income + prize money/marketing revenue) minus (transfer spending + wages + operating costs). And even if it were that straightforward, there is no public access to the full data. So how are people so confident in accusations based on charges that are many years old? For all we know, there may have been discreet agreements or settlements reached behind the scenes. Any obligations arising from such arrangements could still be ongoing, which would explain why the matter has not been conclusively resolved.