Chelsea Transfers

[Jype 6,398]

7 minutes ago, Pizy said:

It appears the ONLY way they will accept is if we pay all the money at once. No “payment structure,” no installments. 

This bastard Rui Costa is digging his heels in and fucking with us.

Can you blame him? He's seen Chelsea spend like €500M already this season so clearly money doesn't seem to be a problem for the club. Costa rightfully feels he can demand whatever he wants and is going to see if we'll budge.

Of course it's still possible that even if our board stay firm and don't change the payment terms on offer then Costa will eventually cave in with a couple hours left in the window because after all it's a shit load of money no matter what the payment terms.

Right now it's all a big game of poker to see who's bluffing. One possibility is that nobody's bluffing and if the offer stays the same till the end the move just won't be done.

[Special Juan 28,088]

Just be calm, today was always going to be a bumpy ride, it always is with us.

[Pizy 18,848]

If a deal to bring him in now isn’t happening at least do a Nkunku/Gusto agreement and have it locked in for summer.

[NikkiCFC 8,286]

But really how negotiations look like 😂

TB: Mr. Costa we can offer 6 instalments x20m?

RC: No. 

TB: How about 4 instalments x30m? 

RC: No, no... 

Todd should put livecam and charge Chelsea fans to watch it. Would get us money for Enzo. 

[Superblue 6,372]

1 minute ago, OhForAGreavsie said:

I think Rui Costa is just trying to squeeze every last penny out of Chelsea. Only 5 minutes before the cut-off point for getting the deal done in time does he have to make a definitive decision, so he's just waiting to see if Chelsea will sweeten the deal even further. This bloke is good.

Exactly this. If we become that desperate to do the deal we'll activate the clause. 

Even better payment terms and more money up front from here on in will be wins for the bloke and Benfica. 

I think there's a lot of twists and turns today and people just need to stay calm. Unless we think we've got a genuine shout at the Champions League this season, no move is going to make or break things this year. If we get Enzo in now then great, it's another massive part of the rebuild. If it doesn't happen now, then hopefully we'll be laying some ground work for the summer.

Benfica have reportedly travelled for their game tonight without him so that's one positive to take to encourage that a deal is very much still achievable. 

[OneMoSalah 8,883]

5 minutes ago, Jype said:

Can you blame him? He's seen Chelsea spend like €500M already this season so clearly money doesn't seem to be a problem for the club. Costa rightfully feels he can demand whatever he wants and is going to see if we'll budge.

Of course it's still possible that even if our board stay firm and don't change the payment terms on offer then Costa will eventually cave in with a couple hours left in the window because after all it's a shit load of money no matter what the payment terms.

Right now it's all a big game of poker to see who's bluffing. One possibility is that nobody's bluffing and if the offer stays the same till the end the move just won't be done.

Yep Boehly & co have set a precedent, particularly with the Mudryck deal I feel.

People saying “why keep the player he wants to go”, “they wont get this money again”, “their making a huge profit if they sell for price X, Y or Z” they don’t realise Benfica is Rui Costa’s first priority, not Enzo Fernandez or not Chelsea. But arrogance is bliss and people think because we’ve offered what we perceive as a good deal they should accept it blindly. As is always the case here and in particular has been with this whole Enzo Fernandez saga 😂

Edited January 31, 2023 by OneMoSalah

[Special Juan 28,088]

If we hit that clause it doesn't become about Rui Costa anymore, and it seems this saga is all about him and he's enjoying the limelight.

 

[Artandur 939]

If the plan is for an 18 year-old brasilian 2nd division player to replace a 31 year-old Cl and Euros winner, i'm gonna go nuts

[OhForAGreavsie 6,057]

40 minutes ago, Fulham Broadway said:

Gooners got a bargain there -hopefully will be like agent Willian - we are too soft should have told them to fuck off

In general I've liked the fact that we've allowed players to get the moves they wanted. It's been a show of strength and confidence, as well as a demonstration of loyalty to the players. Now that we are sending Arsenal player who might actually help them win the league however, I'm no longer feeling so fair minded. 🙂

[TheHulk 2,402]

Less than 12 hours left, do something Todd.

[OneMoSalah 8,883]

2 minutes ago, Special Juan said:

If we hit that clause it doesn't become about Rui Costa anymore, and it seems this saga is all about him and he's enjoying the limelight.

 

Its not just that though is it? Its always been the structure of the deal.

If we put the full sum there it would remove all doubts and mean its legally binding that they have to accept it.

It is as much Boehly & co in the limelight as it is Rui Costa I feel. It was always going to be complicated regardless unless it was done one way: the way Benfica wanted it done ie. full clause but they don’t want to/can’t do that for financial reasoning. Apparently. 

[NikkiCFC 8,286]

Hard to imagine one ex football player is fucking around like that in negotiations with business moguls and billionaires.