And not many would notice that Aston Villa signed a player who has played just 257 minutes in the Premier League.

However, the arrival of Aston Villa’s wide forward Lewis Dobbin and Everton’s “athletic and combative” midfielder Tim Iroegbunam has infuriated supporters of other Premier League teams.

This is a result of the deal’s positive impact on the balance sheets of both teams.

This summer, the Premier League essentially has two transfer deadlines: September 1st, which is the official deadline, and June 30th, which is the informal deadline.

Clubs must meet that early deadline in order to ensure that they comply with Profit and Sustainability regulations, which are still sometimes referred to as “financial fair play.”

Both Dobbin and Ireogbunam are anticipated to get fees of between $11 million and $12 million apiece, which is typical of players these days with only a few hundred Premier League minutes.

However, because they are young team players, those sums are considered “pure profit” on the clubs’ balance sheets, even though the money paid for them will be repaid throughout the course of the contract. This indicates that there would probably be a profit of about $8 million on the balance sheet for this season, which is the one that is subject to the sustainability and profitability regulations. In essence, the clubs are negotiating a swap agreement, but they are structuring it to help their balance sheets for the current fiscal year.

Both players close a hole in the rosters of their respective new clubs: Lewis Dobbin gives Villa some wider choices, while Ireogbunam gives Everton some further protection should Amadou Onana depart Goodison Park.

In the upcoming seasons, both of these players have the ability to establish themselves as Premier League players. No matter how well Dobbin or Iroegbunam play, the transfer has also been somewhat successful in the short term if the proceeds from the deals allow Villa or Everton to avoid losing points.

Without the Dobbin-Iroegbunam agreements, Villa and Everton may have been obliged to sell players like Jarrad Branthwaite or Ollie Watkins for far less than market value in order to fulfil the Premier League’s June 30 deadline, since both teams are apparently at risk of financial fair play violations.

Despite making it to the Champions League, Aston Villa has already sold important midfield player Douglas Luiz to Juventus in order to abide with the regulations. Additionally, Villa is selling Chelsea 18-year-old Omari Kellyman with

Moving in the opposite direction, Ian Maatsen would benefit FFP in a manner akin to the Dobbin-Iroegbunam transactions.

“He’s one of our own” shouts should greet homegrown heroes as they make their first team debut, yet Premier League financial regulations push clubs to sell these players. Iroegbunam and Dobbin could end up being big successes this season as they add to their 250-odd Premier League minutes. It’s unfortunate, though, that players such as them will find it more difficult to achieve that kind of success at the teams where their careers began due to Premier League regulations.

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