Yes it does, because that's how clubs and businesses operate when they evaluate sales or signings.
And what do you mean by below market value? He's valued at 55m at Transfermarket, nearly the exact fee he was transfered despite just having one year of contract left.
First of all, he only had one year left on his contract, for the club hierarchy let his contract run down. The real failure here was allowing this to happen while also letting Lewandowski leave, without an obvious replacement in sight, with mere weeks remaining until the transfer window closes.
Second, we're speaking of a player in his prime who, despite all the criticism, was (and is) sought after by some of the best managers in the world. Generating FFP margin doesn't justify selling at an inferior price. Just because his sale generated a net profit on the transfer after amortization, it doesn't make 50m a good price for a striker who scored 16 LL goals last season! Why? For ideally, he must be replaced, and that will cost significantly more than 50m in a hyper inflated market where players of his caliber go for more. Factor in that he's Spanish and an an exemplary professional, 50m isn't anything to write home about.
The way you're looking at it is just because a player generates FFP margin, the sales price is a good one, without taking into account how much it will cost to replace him. He's better now that when we purchased him.
And yes, Loki, we all know that La Liga clubs must look at how operations affect the books due to FFP. That's not an excuse for selling a hyped up World Cup winner in his prime for less than what we bought him for (not even with one year left on his contract).
Stop twerking for Deco.
