No money please, we're British.

£51.5 million

Yes please. I'll take the best box in the stadium whilst you're at it.

Who would say no to that? Not many people if we're being honest and so it was that Silvio Berlusconi said please and thank you to Paris Saint-Germain when they put forward what was either a singular or two connected deals depending on whatever publication takes your fancy. Bye bye, Thiago Silva - bye bye, Zlatan.

Truthfully it could be well argued that these sales are part of an overdue overhaul at the San Siro (the well-respected Gabriele Marcotti has certainly put that point forward) but for the most part, especially in Italy the overwhelming opinion of this blockbuster transaction is seen as Milan bowing to the power and might of the nouveau riche. It is seen as a sign that Italy are the latest to fall victim to the money-centric animal that football has become - arguably the loss of a Champions League spot to Germany holds more weight for that argument, but that involves coefficients so we won't go there - and whilst the sensible thing to do would be to look at how Italy are particularly well equipped to compete even without money the fact is that it is impossible to get away from the events of the past week: the same "type" of money that has fuelled the latest powerhouse in the EPL, as well as an intriguing project or two in the Primera Liga has reached into the heart of Italy's most respected club and ripped out what most people agree were their sole-surviving world class talents.

So what does this mean? Does money rule all indefinitely? Does Michele Platini's trumpeted Financial Fair Play policy mean absolutely nothing?

These are questions better answered by more knowledgeable people or at the very least on the back of some in-depth research into the specifics and details of not only FFP itself but how it intends to restrict mega money, which in turn will need a look at the factual details of finances at the top level of the game.

As things stand to the average fan it doesn't look as if there are many surprises to come in terms of money not having the power it appears to. For fans like myself we can only hope that Monsieur Platini and his friends have got such surprises up their sleeves.