Bayern 13m loan fee and option to buy fir 56m Crazy value there for someone that’s back up to Kane and hasn’t really set the world alight at Chelsea. Doubled their money in couple of years. The striker market has been mental this summer.
There's the key though, Option to buy. Bayern will spend £13m for a Kane backup this season and then send him back at the end, like all option to buys
Desperation. They wanted Woltemade but wouldn't match Newkies bid, they also considered some journeyman but didn't want to pay.
That's all they care aboit it seems. Phase 1 was madness, buy everything and anything madly. No though to vlaue or squad and exploit the loan rules that allowed them loan the lot and get some cash. Phase 2 is sell for whatever. Some are holding vales, some are not, some are profit. The issue is they have done it all on money from the holding company that has been borrowed and has to be paid back by the holding company The actual chelsea team is half decent but nowhere near the talent needed. Gk is hilarious. Defence is average. Midfield 3 is good. (Palmer) Wingers are ok Forwards are bang average
Can’t fault Chelsea’s ability to get value for the players they no longer want. They buy these players at 20/30m who are early 20s on 8 year deals knowing that if not really progressing how they want in 2/3 years can sell them for equal value or more as they still have 5 years left on their contract and teams will take a gamble on them.
There’s no chance Isak doesn’t move. Newcastle got one big signing and JSL been left out of wolves team so wouldn’t surprise if also is off to Newcastle. Makes no sense for Newcastle not to sell Isak now.
Dominic King is connected to the club. I don't know whether this could be a message from Edwards and Hughes that we have no intention of paying the mooted £130m, let alone the £150m. If they're playing brinkmanship games with Palace as well over a difference of £5m for Guehi, then that is perplexing.
Howe said on Friday that PIF would not permit the Magpies to enter the opening half of the new campaign without a senior striker, meaning Isak's desired switch to Liverpool will not be approved unless a replacement is secured before the transfer window closes
The strange thing is none progress. None are very good, people pay anyway. The player has shown a general lack of nous or at least taking the easy route amd people still pay. I wouldnt touch some of the players going from Chelsea with a bargepole. Now jackson at least played.
Some rumour of gomez going go Palace on loan to replace guehi at least for this season. Doesn't make much sense .
Which is why the club has already rubbished it. Basically Palace know they can't get a replacement in time, so want someone to cover until they can buy next summer. Its another selling club making a huge mistake due to short shortsightedness. They've kept hold of Guehi until they got European football, problem being the 2nd leg was too close to deadline day to get anyone in. Once they won the 1st leg they should have sold and given themselves the time to find the replacement. They were always likely to qualify once then won the 1st game, so hanging on for the 2nd was dumb. Now its likely we'll not bother this summer, I mean why swap a CB for a CB AND pay almost 2/3rd of the fee we wanting to spend on him, when we've bought a 4th CB and can wait till next summer to get him on a free. Palace being naive They've gone from turning down £65m, to fumbling around trying to get £45m and now likely to get **** all for one of their star players.
Gakpo also signed new long term contract. Good that, think he’s been really good after a relatively slow start not helped by Klopp using him in numerous positions. Made that LW his own now, just has to strike up a relationship with kerkez now.
