Manchester City no longer treats the transfer market merely as a place to buy star players. The club is now also capable of generating huge profits from the other side of the market. In a summer that saw sweeping changes within the squad, City embarked on a major sell-off of a number of their players and succeeded in turning departures into huge financial returns in one of the most exciting transfer windows in the club’s history. According to Transfermarkt figures, reported by the BBC, Manchester City had raised €278.6 million (£239m) from player sales as of 26 August, placing them second…