Chelsea Transfers

[ZAPHOD2319 4,534]

14 minutes ago, Superblue_1986 said:

Out of curiosity what is Barca's annual TV rights? 

This deal is for 25 years so in a break even position places the 10% rights at around £10m a season. If Barca's TV rights are £15 - 20m a season this seems like an awful and desperate decision. Even more so over such a lengthy period where these rights could easily be multiple times bigger by the end of the deal.

It puts €200M in their hands, but they need a lot of it to register players they have already purchased.

[ZAPHOD2319 4,534]

Stop pissing around and finish the Sterling deal. Go back for Ake, but Man City putting £50m or even if it is €50m, walk away.

 

 

 

[Superblue 6,372]

5 minutes ago, ZAPHOD2319 said:

It puts €200M in their hands, but they need a lot of it to register players they have already purchased.

Some reports seem to suggest this was necessary just to balance the books for this financial year and allow them to register Kessie and Christensen.

If they want to trade at any respectable rate apparently they need two more of these economic levers to take place and they're not likely to simply go through over night.

The result of what happens with Raphinha will determine where Barca are likely standing in all of this.

I also cannot see them prioritising him over Lewa, even more so if they can still come to an agreement with Dembele on a new contract.

[ZAPHOD2319 4,534]

Doesn’t sound like Barca sealed the deal.

 

[Stats 7,060]

12 hours ago, King Kante said:

People crack me up on here. Do people actually believe that Barca the team that are;

A) €1.5bn in debt

B ) cannot even register their free signings

C) selling off their future revenues to keep the lights on

D ) selling a top young talent in FDJ in order to create some La Liga wage cap space 

Are all of a sudden going to buy Raphinha for €70m plus big wages? Some people are way too taken in by people that talk absolute BS on the Internet. 

Think your going to be surprised. There is a reason now bookies have him as favourites to join Barca ahead of us.

[Artandur 939]

4 minutes ago, ZAPHOD2319 said:

Doesn’t sound like Barca sealed the deal.

 

 

[ZAPHOD2319 4,534]

 

[Superblue 6,372]

Telegraph reporting we enquired about Richarlison last night when Spurs were getting close and once were aware of the price we backed off.

Hardly sounds like a hijack scenario if true.

[DDA 9,696]

What is this circuis I have woken up to... hahaha

Fuck me, this is embarrassing 

[MoroccanBlue 5,320]

Sterling - Done deal but we want Ake included. 

De Ligt - Wants to leave but Juve have set a high valuation

Skriniar - Same as above

Raphinha - Done deal but player really wants a Barcelona

Kounde - Seems we have backed off or we have submitted a bid. 

 

A circus indeed but at least we will know more in the coming hours. 

[Clockwork 1,794]

If Ake is costing in the 50m region, it is much better to go after Kounde then a guy who has struggled to get playing time on a team we are trying to catch up on.

[Tomo 21,733]

2 minutes ago, Clockwork said:

If Ake is costing in the 50m region, it is much better to go after Kounde then a guy who has struggled to get playing time on a team we are trying to catch up on.

While i don't disagree we should walk away if City want £50m (although he's not as bad as being made out especially in a back 3) I've never really got the end logic. Liverpool and City signed players we deemed not good enough while trying to chase us and that ended up allright. Milner couldn't get in City's team but has since helped Liverpool compete with them.

[ChelseaFanUK 1,014]

59 minutes ago, ZAPHOD2319 said:

Stop pissing around and finish the Sterling deal. Go back for Ake, but Man City putting £50m or even if it is €50m, walk away.

 

 

 

Simon "i am told" Phillips.   Chats absolute shite he does.

[Thor 2,458]

Would have hoped Deco painted a great picture about his playing time here to Raph, but eh. 

I'm not high on players who are keen on other countries all together, but other clubs too. It will always be there. City and Pool don't have this problem at the moment because they are painted as "fun" clubs for great attackers to play for. If we do come 3rd or 4th again this season, lets do it while scoring 100 goals even if it means conceding double what we usually do. 

[Tomo 21,733]

6 minutes ago, Thor said:

Would have hoped Deco painted a great picture about his playing time here to Raph, but eh. 

I'm not high on players who are keen on other countries all together, but other clubs too. It will always be there. City and Pool don't have this problem at the moment because they are painted as "fun" clubs for great attackers to play for. If we do come 3rd or 4th again this season, lets do it while scoring 100 goals even if it means conceding double what we usually do. 

Azpi wanted to stay at Marseille, Cesc wanted a return to Arsenal.

The only signing players who consider us first choice is just not realistic.

[MoroccanBlue 5,320]

Still think we will get Raphinha. 

Barcelona's priorities right now are keeping Dembele, registering their free signings + Lewa. They can have Kounde too. 

Edited June 30, 2022 by MoroccanBlue

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What a mess…

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