Actually, I brought up the total transfers on an MBBA comparison. For example, the Stuporsonics have spent a net amount of -17M when all transfers are counted. Ginakia, however, even with his later 4M acquisition, stands at only -12M net.
Here are some facts to help understand financial life at the top.
Merchandising. The top teams are earning an average of 100-150k per week on merchandising. Their rosters are built with the objective of strength, and not home grown players. The highest merchandising revenue in the game I would think is around 240k per week which belongs to a Finnish team with 3 NT players and an entire roster of Finnish players.
League TV contract. Again, on average, they are earning 150-200k per week. Germany, with the highest number of superpowers, leads the way with 199k.
It's becoming a little like Hattrick, to go for the gold you need to run on a non-sustainable negative budget. In the past, there was no reason for the Stuporsonics to invest too much into team strength. Just enough to the point where I would think it will give me an advantage in the MBBA, balancing performance and profits. But now that Ginakia has upped the ante, investment has to be made or a disadvantage on court will follow. I have been a big advocate on the BB discussions in the past on the effect money has in swinging major games and speculated if big teams can survive or even succeed with a sustainable economy. As things stand, I might continue to work with my self imposed salary cap to see how far it'll bring me.