I’m no expert but I believe given it’s financial position the purchase was a good deal - which was all down to how Ashley managed it. The one thing he didn’t really improve was revenue outside of premier league money. If they make good strides in that and keep them or get them back in the premier league then in 2 or 3 years they can probably make 100 or 200 million profit.
The fact that they are still chasing down Inter looks like that is their plan. Inter are much easier to use for sports washing.
@Grumpy Old Man might be able to confirm the financial position and value of the asset (or should that be arse-sets).