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

[Dave]

Think they're going to need to do that anyway. Problem is, who are those players who will generate hefty fees? Palmer / Caicedo / Joao Pedro / Fernandez / maybe Cucurella?

Sell three of them and you've probably got £200m back, but does Rogers (or equivalent) now want to join a team that has just sold its most creative assets and isn't playing in Europe?

[cdbearsfan]

I'd imagine still yes. There seem to have been whisperings of this potential move for months now. Realistically, the rules still mean that they are more likely to be long-term challengers than us. We are doing brilliantly to keep doing so well despite the restrictions.

[Sexual Ealing]

Players don't really think about the long-term though. If he signs for six years and it takes them three to get back competing, he'll be in his late-20s and will have risked being overtaken by all manner of youngsters in the meantime.

[Dave]

I'd imagine still yes. There seem to have been whisperings of this potential move for months now. Realistically, the rules still mean that they are more likely to be long-term challengers than us. We are doing brilliantly to keep doing so well despite the restrictions.

"Months" ago when these stories were being "whispered", Chelsea were still seen as likely candidates to qualify for the Champions League, and while they would still have been a complete basket-case, they wouldn't be quite so financially screwed as they are now.

There was talk last Spring that Rashford would join us permanently. Then we had to deal with the £100m hole in our accounts instead.

In fact, part of the Chelsea's problem are the restrictions, which are more punitive than the ones we had to deal with last summer. Good luck to them having a net positive transfer balance this summer once they've given us £100m for Rogers.

[cdbearsfan]

They wouldn't be given £100 million this summer, they'd be giving us £20 million. Then the same for the next few years or until he moves on again and they amortise what's left.

I'd like to believe the rules will hamstring Chelsea, but all the evidence suggests that the rules will just be subverted or ignored if there is any potential for that. The so-called penalty they received last year removed any remaining doubt that the cabal can do whatever the fuck they want.

[Stu82]

They wouldn't be given £100 million this summer, they'd be giving us £20 million. Then the same for the next few years or until he moves on again and they amortise what's left.

I'd like to believe the rules will hamstring Chelsea, but all the evidence suggests that the rules will just be subverted or ignored if there is any potential for that. The so-called penalty they received last year removed any remaining doubt that the cabal can do whatever the fuck they want.

The £20m per year is the amortisation on the books, not an agreement on a fee.
Hope that helps.
I think they are screwed and if Roger’s goes he’ll be going North or to PSG.

[aev]

Aren't the wages they pay less than players may get elsewhere, but the length of contract compensates for that? ( I guess this works as a player if you think wages wont continue increasing).

[Dave]

They wouldn't be given £100 million this summer, they'd be giving us £20 million. Then the same for the next few years or until he moves on again and they amortise what's left.

I'd like to believe the rules will hamstring Chelsea, but all the evidence suggests that the rules will just be subverted or ignored if there is any potential for that. The so-called penalty they received last year removed any remaining doubt that the cabal can do whatever the fuck they want.

The £20m per year is the amortisation on the books, not an agreement on a fee.
Hope that helps.
I think they are screwed and if Roger’s goes he’ll be going North or to PSG.

It's also conflating UEFA and the Premier League. I'm quite happy to believe that the Premier League would likely bend over to help Chelsea out of a financial or sporting pickle.

But the evidence when it comes to UEFA is that they would be quite comfortable standing on Chelsea's neck while they rifle through their pockets.

[Dante Lavelli]

About 50% of the money used by Clearlake/Boehly was a loan by a company called Areas (?).  What I read is the interest matures in 2032, by which time they’ll owe them about £1bn i.e. what they paid for the whole club originally.  The money was intended for a new stadium so god know what will happen.

The sources was v detailed (in the FFP thread) but I’m unsure how credible.  For what its worth the same bloke did a review of the AV accounts and was generally complimentary ie pushing the boundaries as far as possible and without burdening ourselves with debt.

[eamonn]

What if they can shift a few of their current players for hefty fees?

They probably still have Loic Remy in a Cobham cupboard that they're looking for £18m for.

[eye digress]

Bardell wants Curtis Jones, the silly fugger.

Any chance Liverpool would let us have him on a loan to buy?

Personally, I think he's a better player than people give him credit for.

I agree - I like Jones

Went out of my way to check who the no. 17 was on Friday night. He ran the show for 25 minutes and was their standout player for me alongside Ngumoha.

Thankfully reverted to type second half!

[Ads]

He did an amazing job of pointing at Rogers when we scored the first. We've not seen such high class pointing while marking space since the days of Kinsella.

Jones, much like Mac Allister; players you'd struggle to say what they actually do well.

[eye digress]

Our Kid reckons they are more fucked if they qualify for Conference League than if they qualify for nothing but I can't remember why.

Probably as UEFA SCR is more restrictive than the Premier League version in terms of percentages allowed. And Chelsea are already on their final warning with UEFA having broken it before.

Presumably, even if they were not in a Uefa tournament and able to benefit from the less restrictive 85% SCR threshold for a year, they'd still need to hit the Uefa 70% marker once they were back, or at least be heading towards it. Given their sunk costs (squad) and the probable timing (return to Europe in 2027, so immediately after what will be their fallow year), that is a very tight suit to squeeze into.

[eamonn]

He gave it the big I Am to a bloke who worked at Lennon Airport and is a big Liverpool fan, said he's the biggest cvnt he's ever met. For that reason, I'm out.

[PaulWinch again]

He gave it the big I Am to a bloke who worked at Lennon Airport and is a big Liverpool fan, said he's the biggest cvnt he's ever met. For that reason, I'm out.

Without knowing him at all he does give the impression of being a bit of a twat.