Chelsea Transfers

[Vegetable 830]

I know we watch this like a TV sitcom, but from reasonability standpoint - even IF sides decide to leak something for a handicap, they will leak it to someone they have connection with, just like in real world, not provide live negotiation coverage to some random children on Twitter on other side of the world. It's all either clickbait or pure speculation, based on other speculation and rewriting reliable sources, who also somewhat speculate. 

[TheHulk 2,647]

We're an absolute joke.

[didi007 69]

1 minute ago, TheHulk said:

We're an absolute joke.

I said it. Chelsea using a Barcelona trick. Turn the players head and lower your offer

[Vesper 31,107]

44 minutes ago, TheHulk said:

It did happen, why do you think Benfica was willing to negotiate and now out of a sudden want the buyout? 

you have no verified evidence of that

you are simply taking a tweet (from a very dodgy source) and expanding it to create a narrative

[didi007 69]

3 minutes ago, Vesper said:

you have no verified evidence of that

you are simply taking a tweet (from a very dodgy source) and expanding it to create a narrative

Every credible source including Fab has said the negotiations have reached an impasse. No agreement.

[Vesper 31,107]

6 minutes ago, TheHulk said:

We're an absolute joke.

so now we are on to treating the hack Manc lover Duncan Castles as the word of god?

[Vesper 31,107]

Just now, didi007 said:

Every credible source including Fab has said the negotiations have reached an impasse. No agreement.

an impasse doesn't me we tried to pull a lowball offer AFTER we said we pay the full RC

IF we did indeed do that, I am FAR more closer to Boehly out than I am atm

IF we did do that, our credibility is soon shredded

for all her faults, Marina's word was bond with all the major actors, to a person they ALL said that when(if asked

 

[TheHulk 2,647]

Just now, Vesper said:

so now we are on to treating the hack Manc lover Duncan Castles as the word of god?

Give it a few more hours I guess before the more reputable guys dance around the same song. There is no other explication for Benfica wanting the buyout clause when they we're willing to negotiate until yesterday. Rui Costa didn't suddenly had a revelation in his mind and said I want the buyout clause, he got pissed off.

[ZAPHOD2319 4,954]

We could wait to see how this all pans out before deciding nefarious intent.  

[Hashishi 148]

14 minutes ago, ZAPHOD2319 said:

We could wait to see how this all pans out before deciding nefarious intent.  

Idc Bohely out.

[ZAPHOD2319 4,954]

4 minutes ago, Hashishi said:

Idc Bohely out.

Ten years. He is contractually going to be here.

[TheHulk 2,647]

Confirmation for everyone who needed to know our owner is a complete idiot.

Edited January 4, 2023 by TheHulk

[Mário César 1,483]

loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool

[TheHulk 2,647]

Masterclass of an humiliation, takes some skill for all of us to want Marina back this moron is something else.

[Tomo 21,751]

Still no agreement between Chelsea and Benfica for Enzo Fernandez. Talks are not solely on a payment structure but the overall package. Yesterday Benfica conceded on a multi-payment structure but only if #CFC made a lump-sum first payment covering a large part of the fee.

Either way, the parties are no closer to a deal than than Monday. Nothing is verbally agreed yet or signed. And sources indicate #CFC have never wanted to trigger Fernandez’s release clause.

Chelsea must decide now whether to make a counter offer on terms, go against their position and trigger release clause or walk away. Talks have not ceased (they remain advanced) but Benfica, who have a divided board on this, are yet to fully approve any deal #CFC have offered.

There is plenty of time left in the window, but the longer it drags on the more likely Benfica are to lock in their ‘release clause or nothing’ stance. Chelsea’s next move is now very important if they are to get a deal done on their terms.

Sources have always indicated if a deal of this magnitude is not favourable to #CFC (knowing the fee would always be above current market value before they bid) they wouldn’t be held to ransom.

And just to clarify, Benfica’s tactic, which I reference above, would be to get a larger proportion of any agreed number outside the release clause in the first instalment rather than seeking a bigger transfer fee.

@benjacobs

[TheHulk 2,647]

1 hour ago, Vesper said:

so now we are on to treating the hack Manc lover Duncan Castles as the word of god?

 

[Magic Lamps 11,692]

After the disaster windows of the past I am a lot more concerned about buying the wrong players than missing out on specific players. Almost no player is irreplacable but signing the wrong player on one of those bloated contracts we hand out  will set us back for years.

If Enzo comes, great, if not well at least we did not drop 120m on a single player who does not really improve us instantly. Hence, I am fairly relaxed about the Enzo saga.

If however the club would do something unforgiveable like signing Pigford or Maguire i would probably break the desk with my head and throw my pc through the next window.

[Tomo 21,751]

2 minutes ago, Magic Lamps said:

After the disaster windows of the past I am a lot more concerned about buying the wrong players than missing out on specific players. Almost no player is irreplacable but signing the wrong player on one of those bloated contracts we hand out  will set us back for years.

If Enzo comes, great, if not well at least we did not drop 120m on a single player who does not really improve us instantly. Hence, I am fairly relaxed about the Enzo saga.

Enzo is worth every penny. I'd be beyond gutted if this doesn't happen and that's before factoring him potentially moving to a rival instead or us signing Declan Rice as the alternative.

Edited January 4, 2023 by Tomo

[Pizy 19,280]

Absolute amateur hour. Trying to lowball the release clause by tens of millions of pounds. 

Wouldn’t blame Benfica at all for being annoyed and dismissing this out of hand. And now if we walk away we risk pissing off the player himself after his head has clearly been turned.

PAY THE DAMN MONEY

[TheHulk 2,647]

2 minutes ago, Pizy said:

Absolute amateur hour. Trying to lowball the release clause by tens of millions of pounds. 

Wouldn’t blame Benfica at all for being annoyed and dismissing this out of hand. And now if we walk away we risk pissing off the player himself after his head has clearly been turned.

PAY THE DAMN MONEY

120M?Best I can do is 85M

Edited January 4, 2023 by TheHulk