Perfect - hate it when we are going for every name under the sun - think Schar's injury will force a rethink - even a loan deal for a CB (THB) should be on the cards.
As 4th choice - we could do a lot worse, think they'll stick to the script though - young and well regarded, good attitude, potential to unlock = Taylor Harwood Bellis...
I can’t believe it if we have sold Darlow for only 400k. That’s peanuts. And he wasn’t on much either.
Chelsea have sold a **** tonne of players already this summer and have a massive revenue pool compared to us (despite not being in Europe this year). No issue at all with them affording him. £80m over 5 years... even with what they've already signed, no problem.
It will, but they have just released in fees alone an immediate profit of 142m euro SO FAR. If they are signing their new men and amortising the fees over 5 year, they're making a tidy FFP profit in this window. https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/fc-chelsea/transfers/verein/631
This is from April... Conclusion Chelsea’s loss was again enormous, though it was significantly impacted by large once-off charges. However, it would have been even higher without considerable player sales. It is likely that player trading will continue to be a very important part of Chelsea’s business model for the foreseeable future, partly because their squad is now ridiculously bloated, but also because it is their best chance of complying with FFP regulations (especially if they fail to qualify for the Champions League). It would therefore be no surprise if many players leave this summer, including the likes of Conor Gallagher, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Trevor Chalaboah, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Hakim Ziyech, Levi Colwill, and potentially even Christian Pulisic and Mason Mount. The above is exactly what they've done, and generated a load of money doing it.
