Graham Potter knows the £1.9billion shelled out by Premier League clubs during this summer's transfer window is an indecent amount of money.
That the fact England's top 20 clubs have broken the previous record spend for a year in one window is 'insane'. Few can argue that such an outlay during a cost-of-living crisis is not a good look for football. Especially when it's there in black and white that the Premier League alone spent more than Spain, Italy and Germany's top-division clubs combined.
But while the Brighton boss gets all of the above, he is also canny enough to point out that the money football generates can hopefully help Britain during a time of need.
Potter said: "When I hear that figure, there are two things that automatically pop in: A, it's an obscene amount of money in the real world. And, B, there's a lot of money coming in in tax revenue at a time when it sounds like we need every bit we can get.
"That money is coming in and if it is being spent then presumably that money is going into the exchequer somewhere. That's a positive. But clearly, the number is insane."
Brighton actually ended the window £59.5million up, having sold £102.5m worth of talent and spent £43m.
The last of the outgoing money went to Chelsea, with midfielder Billy Gilmour making the switch to the Amex at a cost of £9.4m.
Potter is thrilled to have captured the 21-year-old Scotland international and knows that, despite his young age, he will add to the group both on and off the field.
The Seagulls boss added: "Billy's character is really, really strong, he's a good personality, he had a real strong desire to be here and that's positive — it says a lot about how we have progressed.
"He has had these experiences with Chelsea, Scotland on loan a Norwich, these football experiences, some positive, some negative that he brings with him as a young man and you have to take those and try to apply them in this context.
"It's a completely different situation but he has the intelligence to be able to use the experience he has had in a positive way for us. He has the right personality for us, he wants to improve, to learn, he wants to take responsibility on the pitch and he has the football attributes, in terms of his technicality is really high.
"His open-mindedness is really strong and all those things make him a good fit for us."
Brighton came into the weekend in fourth after a string start that was dampened slightly by the 2-1 defeat to Fulham on Tuesday. And Potter hopes there will be a reaction against Leicester today.
He said: "There is always a bit of frustration when you don't win. When you look at the game in the cold light of day, it's not as bad as you think and it wasn't as bad as I thought.
"My feeling was we'd dropped our level a little bit, which we did but not so much that it was a complete one-sided victory for Fulham, it was a fairly even game.
"But, at the same time, the boys were honest and they know they weren't quite at the top level, and when you're not at the top level in the Premier League, for us or any team, you can suffer in terms of results."
Brighton will see a Leicester side down on their luck as a beatable team this Sunday.
But Potter added: "They have a good squad of players and they're been suffering a little bit. But Brendan is a top coach and he will fight to turn that around."
