This could potentially set them back for years. They have high wages as it is and plan on spending big again, something they need the CL for to help balance the books...or attempt to in their case.
Aguero, KDB and several others are all either approaching 30 or in their 30s so could well want out to try and win what has eluded their careers. Not a chance Pep stays IMO so there is going to be one hell of a job for their next manager to get them back competing again.
Or maybe, the owners will now say they’ve had enough and then the club is really up the creek. 10 years on and they haven’t achieved the dominance they had expected. I doubt the owners would walk away but it is an outside possibility. Especially seeing as they will now see their reputations tarnished.
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