They have a lot of forwards that should be sold this summer. Lukaku, Hudson Odoi, Broja, two out of Sterling/Pulisic/Ziyech, Aubameyang top of my head. In an ideal world it should bring some serious money but won't be easy especially considering how they're behaving in the market.
Not even closeMourinho went to Chelsea for the first time he bought what was it 5/6 players for the equivalent now of 500m
If Barça pay a £12m loan fee to get Sterling for one season, Xavi’s suddenly and unexpectedly gone off his rockerYou can’t get a good wack! You get a loan fee plus wages are usually paid by that team to depending how much! Say Sterling went on loan to Barcelona they’d pay a lone fee I’d say 12m and maybe half his wages so all in all they’ll get around 6m on there books! If they somehow loan or sell 6/8 players it will make a difference.. can’t wait for there accounts that not come out yet! There losses will be enormous probably around 200/250m after losses of 145m last year, but like been said all last owners accounts been wiped out it’s a fresh start accounting wise!
Not even close
Paulo Ferrera £13.2m
Cech £7.1m
Robben £12m
Mateja Kezman £5.3m
Drogba £24m
Tiago £10m
Carvalho £19.24m
Morais Free Transfer
Jarosik £3m
Total: £94.8m on 9 players
9 players is a lot in one window, yes, but they were all reasonable prices. It doesn’t even begin to compare. Lukaku cost more than that on his own (only Chelsea would pay that much for him).
The way they were targeted was also different. Bought to do a job that needs doing, not bought cause the owner has a feeling in his stones, or to spite Arsenal in the case of Mudryk
Not even close
Paulo Ferrera £13.2m
Cech £7.1m
Robben £12m
Mateja Kezman £5.3m
Drogba £24m
Tiago £10m
Carvalho £19.24m
Morais Free Transfer
Jarosik £3m
Total: £94.8m on 9 players
9 players is a lot in one window, yes, but they were all reasonable prices. It doesn’t even begin to compare. Lukaku cost more than that on his own (only Chelsea would pay that much for him).
The way they were targeted was also different. Bought to do a job that needs doing, not bought cause the owner has a feeling in his stones, or to spite Arsenal in the case of Mudryk
Yes agree, you'll probably raise enough to sign Felix on a permanent deal.Broja won’t be sold. He’s out with an ACL for the rest of the season and won’t return until the start of next season. Jury is out on CHO, but he hasn’t really pulled up any trees on loan but if he impresses Leverkusen enough, they might be willing to spend £20-30m on him. Auba can be let go £5m or less or just release him. He has no value.
That leaves Lukaku, Ziyech and Pulisic. I don’t think we’ll have any trouble finding buyers for the last two, probably £20-30m a piece. But Lukaku is going to be a problem.
Except no one else was willing to pay that much for Mudryk, so it’s clearly not a result of the market without Boehly’s influence on the market. He was all set to go to the Emirates for £50-odd million without add-ons, and Arsenal couldn’t justify and/or afford £88m. Really even Arsenal’s fee was over the top given he’s a youngen done alright in a far lesser league, but it was a lot closer to market value than Chelsea’s.Yeah but it's hardly comparable to spending in 2022 and 2023 when football inflation has literally exploded out of control. In general, £24m in 2004 would be around £40m in 2023 but when you factor in the genuinely out of control football market, it's hardly an apples to apples comparison.
If Marseille had a 25 year old Drogba right now, there's no way they'd sell him for £24m or even £40m. There's no chance Porto would sell us their best CB fresh off of winning the CL for just £20m (or £35m). Both of those players would be valued at least £70-100m each in the current market. Look at the difference in valuation between Robben and Mudryk in almost identical situations. Similar talents, similar age but one cost £12m and one cost £62 (rising to £88m).
Joe Cole was brought in by Ranieri the season before Mou arrived, and SWP was Mou’s second season, which was a more modest window and included Diarra for £1m!Didn’t he buy Joe Cole swp and a lot more
Except no one else was willing to pay that much for Mudryk, so it’s clearly not a result of the market without Boehly’s influence on the market. He was all set to go to the Emirates for £50-odd million without add-ons, and Arsenal couldn’t justify and/or afford £88m. Really even Arsenal’s fee was over the top given he’s a youngen done alright in a far lesser league, but it was a lot closer to market value than Chelsea’s.
They have overpaid for most of their signings and they’re well aware of it. David Datro Fofana’s fee made sense, none of the rest have bar one, ironically, Aubameyang, who at the time you could say could have gone for more, but was signed for a manager who got sacked days later and hasn’t had the best time since.
Are we saying Mudryk is worth two Haalands? Or worth Odegaard, Jesus and Martinelli put together?