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

[Toronto Villa]

A player I’d like us to go back in for is Nico Williams who seems to be a bit frozen out at Bilbao. We’ve been linked with him in the past, only 23.

[Skipper_The_Eyechild]

Well amortisation is only across 5 years regardless of the length of contract and Jackson only went for around £32m. They also don't really pay 'crazy' wages so he probably isn't on as much as you think.

[Percy McCarthy]

Well amortisation is only across 5 years regardless of the length of contract and he only went for around £32m. They also don't really pay 'crazy' wages so he probably isn't on as much as you think.

£100k a week reportedly, although I have no idea how reliable those reports are.

[Dante Lavelli]

When a player ends up at Chelsea on the money and length of contract they are on it makes it very tough for sides like us, who have loads of money but cannot spend it, to bring those players in. The deal will need to match what they are on, have them agree to significant a pay/total compensation reduction, or have the selling side subsidize the deal which they aren’t likely to do.

I’ve never bothered to check, but I thought the new Chelsea model was players on reasonable weekly wages BUT for a very long time.  If true Jackson might not be on crazy money. 

However I feel Chelsea would be awful to deal with and seek profits on their peripheral players.

[Skipper_The_Eyechild]

Jackson wouldn't need to be sold for much at all now for them to have a 'profit' on the books (not that we'd get him cheap, but it won't be obscene). I don't particularly want him, but he's one of those where if he's available then we'll always be linked with Emery at the helm. His market value is around £35m, for whatever that is worth.

[eamonn]

I'd rather take a punt in Mudryk when he's drug-free. Chelsea can't expect much for him.

[Exeter 77]

I've just looked at how long Mudryk is suspended for and it doesn't seem to be finalised yet because he is still appealing the length of the ban. His suspension could last for between another 8 months and two years and 8 months apparently