Once Rubenstein’s group officially owns the franchise they’re free to spend what they like whenever they want on the team. In large part the franchise’s balance sheet determines the sale price so of course JA will want things like payroll and additional long-term obligations capped during the acquisition process, otherwise he could receive less. Personally I prefer the current situation to the risk of a renegotiation breaking out. This year’s active payroll looks to be around $100 million which is sufficient to not damage the product in the short term.