Chelsea Transfers

[King Kante 1,484]

3 hours ago, ZAPHOD2319 said:

He is not on those wages. 

Yes he is. How do you think Barca have a wage bill of €650m? To give it some context, Chelsea's is about £300m, so they're double ours. 

One contract that was confirmed to give it some context is Messi. They gave that fecker $675m over four seasons with all his signing bonuses. That is about £482m or £2.3m a week. 

People really need to go and have a proper look at Barca's finances, even if it is just to have a laugh. They're absolutely fecked. 

23 minutes ago, DH1988 said:

Are Bild reliable? 

No. Just a slightly upmarket German Sun. 

Edited July 12, 2021 by King Kante

[Vesper 28,864]

pure corruption

football is so broken

La Liga have allowed Barcelona to sign Lionel Messi to a new contract despite the Catalan club exceeding the league's salary cap as it stands.

https://www.90min.com/posts/barcelona-news-lionel-messi-new-contract-la-liga-approve-deal

 

Barça have the highest wage bill in world football and are desperately need to cut it down to fall in line with the league's salary rules. They cannot register any new signings until they do so, which is why the likes of Junior Firpo, Francisco Trincao and Jean-Clair Tobido have all been moved on.

New arrivals Memphis Depay and Eric Garcia have agreed to significant wage cuts just weeks after becoming Barcelona players, and it remains to be seen if they - along with Sergio Aguero and Emerson Royal - will be allowed to play for the club when the season kicks off in August.

But that's not even their biggest worry. Long-serving captain and talisman Lionel Messi is out of contract, and with Barça exceeding the salary cap even without his stratospheric wages, it was difficult to see how they would be able to sign him to a new deal.

Reports coming from Spain, however, suggest that La Liga have granted an exception in the case of Messi. AS say the league have approved their request to sign the Argentine to a new deal, on the grounds that they have promised to cut their wage bill significantly before the season kicks off.

[ZAPHOD2319 4,487]

In 2018 Greizmann was making €800,000. He has restructured his salary several times since then and depending on what source you want to believe it is currently between €400,000 to €600,000

Edited July 12, 2021 by ZAPHOD2319

[King Kante 1,484]

8 minutes ago, ZAPHOD2319 said:

In 2018 Greizmann was making €800,000. He has restructured his salary several times since then and depending on what source you want to believe it is currently between €400,000 to €600,000

That was apart of the 50% wage reduction that the Barca players agreed when Covid hit. His contract is for €800k a week and I believe that the 50% agreement has ended. Hence why Barca are now trying frantically to get shot of multiple players.. 

[Vesper 28,864]

3 hours ago, Atomiswave said:

I doubt we will get Eric, just too many issues imo. You have Dortmund playing hard ball eventhough they know he will go for not even half that next summer, then you have his father that somehow believes he is entitled to millions, then you have Raiola who will demand all sorts of shit of us on top huge fee for himself, then you have his wages etc. Screams difficult.

who is Eric?

surely you are not talking about Dier or Garcia or Bailly???

[MoroccanBlue 5,306]

Aside the wages, Griezmann and Havertz are too similar in roles which makes this a non story for me: 

[OhForAGreavsie 5,892]

8 minutes ago, Vesper said:

who is Eric?

surely you are not talking about Dier or Garcia or Bailly???

 

[OhForAGreavsie 5,892]

6 minutes ago, MoroccanBlue said:

Aside the wages, Griezmann and Havertz are too similar in roles which makes this a non story for me: 

If Griezmann is a god, I'm an atheist.

[OhForAGreavsie 5,892]

36 minutes ago, Vesper said:

I don’t like this talk about Griezman , he is absolute trash. Old, slow and lost his mojo.

Agree with this apart from the last bit. Don't see what anyone ever saw in Griezmann.

[Vesper 28,864]

2 hours ago, ZAPHOD2319 said:

It is still pretty outrageous at €404,000 per week. At those wages he is not coming here. 

His wages are massively higher than €404K (£345K) PW. That is less than what De Gea makes by a fair amount.

You might be quoting net.

 

Edited July 12, 2021 by Vesper

[OhForAGreavsie 5,892]

42 minutes ago, King Kante said:

Yes he is. How do you think Barca have a wage bill of €650m? To give it some context, Chelsea's is about £300m, so they're double ours. 

One contract that was confirmed to give it some context is Messi. They gave that fecker $675m over four seasons with all his signing bonuses. That is about £482m or £2.3m a week. 

People really need to go and have a proper look at Barca's finances, even if it is just to have a laugh. They're absolutely fecked.

Every time the point I'm about to make is brought up it is knocked down by referencing EU law but I do not believe and never have, that that is an insurmountable barrier. Football needs an NFL style salary cap or it will eat itself. This being a multi national and multi tiered sport, unlike gridiron, the cap would need to take account of income tax rates and be layered so that top five leagues get one level of cap, next tier down gets a lower cap and so on. This has to come.

Edited July 12, 2021 by OhForAGreavsie

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13 minutes ago, OhForAGreavsie said:

Agree with this apart from the last bit. Don't see what anyone ever saw in Griezmann.

I do not know what what happened, but that not my quote

 

it was

[Pizy 18,368]

1 hour ago, Hashishi said:

I think he comes to us rather than City. We are in the capital and have won CL twice. In addition we have spent this window trying to see if we can sign him.

The competition will come from Real Madrid, who will sign him or Mbappe next season. 

I’m more annoyed at the thought of him going to United next summer than City. Them getting Sancho and Haaland for reduced prices? Yuck.

Haaland doesn’t substantially change things for City since they’re already incredible. Haaland dramatically improves United just like he would us.

[OhForAGreavsie 5,892]

1 hour ago, Vesper said:

pure corruption

football is so broken

La Liga have allowed Barcelona to sign Lionel Messi to a new contract despite the Catalan club exceeding the league's salary cap as it stands.

https://www.90min.com/posts/barcelona-news-lionel-messi-new-contract-la-liga-approve-deal

 

Barça have the highest wage bill in world football and are desperately need to cut it down to fall in line with the league's salary rules. They cannot register any new signings until they do so, which is why the likes of Junior Firpo, Francisco Trincao and Jean-Clair Tobido have all been moved on.

New arrivals Memphis Depay and Eric Garcia have agreed to significant wage cuts just weeks after becoming Barcelona players, and it remains to be seen if they - along with Sergio Aguero and Emerson Royal - will be allowed to play for the club when the season kicks off in August.

But that's not even their biggest worry. Long-serving captain and talisman Lionel Messi is out of contract, and with Barça exceeding the salary cap even without his stratospheric wages, it was difficult to see how they would be able to sign him to a new deal.

Reports coming from Spain, however, suggest that La Liga have granted an exception in the case of Messi. AS say the league have approved their request to sign the Argentine to a new deal, on the grounds that they have promised to cut their wage bill significantly before the season kicks off.

It is ridiculous but I can't blame La Liga. Messi's popularity is a huge driver for their worldwide value. Losing him could cost them a lot in their next TV contract. Obviously they will soon have to face that issue anyway but I can understand them wanting to stave it off.

[OhForAGreavsie 5,892]

43 minutes ago, Vesper said:

I do not know what what happened, but that not my quote

 

it was

Strange.

[Hashishi 148]

Would like to see who we really buy. These articles about Griezmann are BS. The club has rules about buying 30+ players. 

1 minute ago, Pizy said:

I’m more annoyed at the thought of him going to United next summer than City. Them getting Sancho and Haaland for reduced prices? Yuck.

Haaland doesn’t substantially change things for City since they’re already incredible. Haaland dramatically improves United just like he would us.

Regardless, I think he would come to us as we are the best team in the capital. Unless he wants to stay in Germany and go to Bayern or go to a resort league with PSG. I think we would be a top choice in UK. It just depends how he wants to develop.

[Vesper 28,864]

49 minutes ago, OhForAGreavsie said:

Strange.

I do not use the word 'mojo'

that is what tipped me off, lolol

the rest actually does sound like something I would say, lolol

cheers sweetie

 

[Vesper 28,864]

TRANSFER NEWS: MANCHESTER CITY PREPARING £130 MILLION BID FOR ERLING HAALAND

http://www.thehardtackle.com/news/2021/07/13/transfer-news-manchester-city-preparing-130-million-bid-for-erling-haaland/

Pep Guardiola has requested his club to negotiate a transfer for Erling Haaland with Manchester City prepared to pay £130 million for the Norwegian.

According to journalist Ekrem Konur, Manchester City have prioritised the signing of Erling Haaland. The Premier League champions are ready to challenge Chelsea while reportedly preparing a massive £130 million bid for the Norwegian striker.

Ekrem Konur suggests Pep Guardiola requested his club to begin negotiations with Borussia Dortmund and sign the striker as a priority. Manchester City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak is prepared to shatter records to make a tremendous bid for the Norwegian frontman.

If City makes an official bid, it might turn the race for Haaland into a bidding war, with Chelsea among the competitors. The Blues have the upper hand so far after starting talks with Dortmund weeks ago. The European Champions are prepared to pay as much as £150 million.

Konur also reported Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich taking part in those talks with Dortmund as he tried to convince the striker to move. The Blues are making space in the squad by moving out Tammy Abraham and Olivier Giroud while adding to their massive outlay from last summer.

Haaland reportedly likes the idea of moving to Chelsea, but with Manchester City interested, he could sit down and evaluate his options. On the other hand, Dortmund is asking for more than £150 million and risk losing the striker for less than half that amount next summer due to a release clause in Haaland’s contract.

Chelsea and City are prepared to pay a premium now, rather than risk having plenty of other clubs queue up to Haaland next summer. If the Stamford Bridge outfit pays upwards of £150 million, City may reconsider their approach. Dortmund will certainly consider selling him this summer if such a huge offer comes in; for now, they are adamant Haaland is staying put this summer.

Manchester City have to replace Sergio Aguero after he departed the club. Gabriel Jesus is an option, but he is not the elite striker Guardiola wants. After flirting with the idea of bringing Harry Kane to the Etihad, the City manager seems to have fixated his preference on Haaland.

Despite Guardiola recently admitting that a big-money transfer could be difficult, the Manchester club has resources for such a huge outlay. And, if City chairman Al Mubarak is ready to pump funds for this transfer, they certainly stand a chance.

As for Haaland, Man City could be an equally attractive option as Chelsea. The race for the striker could be determined by which club acts first. Dortmund will have to entertain these offers or else risk losing him for far less next summer. Chelsea and City are both equally in the race, as the 20-year-old could end up playing in the Premier League next season.