What club could afford to effectively freeze out a player like that after paying that amount of money for him which still a lot now but was even more at the time of the signing? I know for a fact arsenal could not do what city have done here, mustafi is a good example and we paid less for him at the time.Yes, but on the other hand their record signing is 70m which is lower than a heap of other clubs around the world at the moment.
They spend money, but generally spend their money very wisely and don’t get sucked into overpaying...
They also don’t sell their best players, even for ridiculous sums, meaning clubs don’t hold them over a barrel knowing they have a lump sum to splash as well as FFP room to move.