Edinson Cavani

[nono 791]

Well, I can really understand if clubs dont want Torres in a exchange deal. He is a huge gamble. He is not getting younger, you dont know how he will perform and he has a very large salary.

He will take a salary reduction. The other option is the bench and he wants to be in the World Cup squad so he can't stay on the bench or play with the reserves like Malouda did.

[ChelseaFanUK 1,014]

Need to factor in Rafa to all this. He would gladly take Torres, id bet my house on it

[didierforever 7,349]

Another thing you have to realize is that transfer fees are amortized and Torres still has 3 years on his contract which means 30M of his transfer fee still hasn't hit our books so if he's sold this summer that's really 40M for Cavani + 30M for Torres on our books. Although then Cavani's can be amortized but that's still a 30M lump-sum hit on the transfer budget by selling Torres alone.

but the problem is if we dont sell him, we will anyways have to pay 20 mil extra for cavani (which is 4 mil for this year,considering cavani signs for 5 years) + 10 mil of his salary = 14 mil. so we just get 16 mil in losses which does not include how cavani's inclusion AND torres' exclusion would probably mean a couple of places up in PL (probably 1st), fa/carling cup and an extra round or 2 further in CL. so all in all it would not be as big a loss.

[Hutcho 8,443]

It's all well and good proposing this move. But will torres take a wage cut. Sure, we can say you won't get much playing time but he is on 175 a week at the moment. And if torres says no then it doesn't matter what Chelsea and napoli do.

I also hope if we do get cavani the wage isn't in the 250k region as has been suggested as, even if we got rid of torres that would be another 150k more on the wage bill. (jt, match highest earner clause).

[Bosnian Blue 2,471]

That Tancredi Palmeri bloke is almost as annoying as Balague.

On a second thought nope, not really like Balague, forget it.

[The Skipper 20,609]

Another thing you have to realize is that transfer fees are amortized and Torres still has 3 years on his contract which means 30M of his transfer fee still hasn't hit our books so if he's sold this summer that's really 40M for Cavani + 30M for Torres on our books. Although then Cavani's can be amortized but that's still a 30M lump-sum hit on the transfer budget by selling Torres alone.

This is basically subsidised by the wages that's freed up from him and also the €20m less that we'd be paying Napoli. It'd be interesting if the club would still be able to amortise that £30m fee over 3 years though. But yeah, the mere fact that we have to deal with this is proof that Torres was indeed a horrible, horrible transfer.

[Magic Lamps 11,692]

He will take a salary reduction. The other option is the bench and he wants to be in the World Cup squad so he can't stay on the bench or play with the reserves like Malouda did.

Torres does not give a fuck if he is in the world cup squad or if he plays a single game of football again. he has won everything and just wants to stay here another 3 years to get a big payday.

[mannyfreshh 164]

Look at the bright side fellas... At least we have jose!!! Lets see who jose brings in to take us to the top of the premiership

[Avroneel Biswas 17]

Torres

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11668/8769994/

[Alabama 1,992]

Media now reporting the intrusion of Real Madrid which i have great fear of...cos players would always value playing for the biggest club in the world....well lemme...#grab a popcorn with a bottle of coke and see how this Cavani's season film unfolds#

[Mouri_Matic 560]

Media now reporting the intrusion of Real Madrid which i have great fear of...cos players would always value playing for the biggest club in the world....well lemme...#grab a popcorn with a bottle of coke and see how this Cavani's season film unfolds#

And Cavani already said his dream is to play for Madrid

[cfcs most wanted 657]

i dont think that chelsea should buy Edinson Cavani,they should go for a cheaper option such as roberto lewandowski