Summer 26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.

[KevinGage]

As I understand it, if Chelsea are upfront about cocking the finances up again they get an additional £200 million poured into the coffers and automatic passage to the next club World Cup.

[Dave]

I’m a bit concerned that Chelsea appear to be ready to offload Garnacho already.

I expect Chelsea will have to offload quite a lot of players this summer.

Obviously it will be hard to tell if it is deliberate as Rosenior is doing such a good job anyway, but it wouldn't surprise me if Chelsea suddenly miss out on Europe totally, especially if we either pull well ahead of 5th or lose the semi-final. They come under the extended rules they paid millions to delay next year and Europa/Conference won't help their cause in making the money to help. I'm not sure what happens with the UEFA judgement when the team isn't in Europe, is it delayed until they come back in or does the 3 years continue?

This chap seems to think that if they don't get Champions League this season then they are pretty much screwed:

https://x.com/slbsn/article/2045425088049057803

If people don't want to click on the shit link, he suggests that they'll need to make €80m of profit on transfers sales in June alone, even with the Club World Cup / Champions League money coming in from the last 12 months. That's just to keep up with what they need to do because of their existing dodgy finances.

Given it looks probable that neither of those incomes sources will be there next season and UEFA won't count any of their dodgy Strasboug dealings, they're looking properly banjaxed.

[cdbearsfan]

Let's finish top four so as not to help them, then.

[manic-road]

When Chelsea broke the Premier League record for pre-tax losses for 2024/25, posting a £262.4m deficit I thought at the time that they are taking a massive gamble, almost relying on Champions League football.

[VILLA MOLE]

When Chelsea broke the Premier League record for pre-tax losses for 2024/25, posting a £262.4m deficit I thought at the time that they are taking a massive gamble, almost relying on Champions League football.

PLEASE OH PLEASE OH PLEASE DO A LEEDS

[Stu82]

When Chelsea broke the Premier League record for pre-tax losses for 2024/25, posting a £262.4m deficit I thought at the time that they are taking a massive gamble, almost relying on Champions League football.

PLEASE OH PLEASE OH PLEASE DO A LEEDS

It would be incredible,  if despite the prem league effectively letting them off with a slapped wrist, they go tits up.
Please let it happen.

[PeterWithe]

Did I read somewhere that a lot of the money behind Chelsea is from the Saudi PIF, there is already talk of them getting a bit fed up with sport and pulling our of the Golf and Newcastle.

[Dante Lavelli]

Did I read somewhere that a lot of the money behind Chelsea is from the Saudi PIF, there is already talk of them getting a bit fed up with sport and pulling our of the Golf and Newcastle.

I’ve definitely read that too. From memory there’s a chunk of the Clearwater ownership which is thought to be funded by PIF. Not sure whether just rumours or proven.

If true and without the kudos/sports washing benefit you’d think this would be the funding they pull first.

[Sexual Ealing]

It would be a damn shame.

[steamer]

Seems Doug was right.
It will all go tits up, or words to that effect