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Transfers Summer 2021 - Transfer Thread

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Herclueless said:
Personally thought he looked set to be a real player in his first few months at the club, looked quick, intelligent and a goal threat, I thought he was going to nail down the spot alongside Kane and Son in our front 3.

Then last season happened...

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No idea where he goes from here, if he stays then he needs to get his mojo back quick or this run of form becomes his level.

On another note, how annoying is it that we have these handful of games prior to the window closing and then an international break before it feels like the proper season starts. Sack off the internationals, surely there is no appetite for them especially after a Summer tournament, and close the TW across Europe prior to the first kickoff in whatever league starts first.
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I really don't think anyone looked very good under mourinho's watch. I think Bergwijn should be given a season with a proper manager so he can show his worth.
 
postbox said:
It seems Romans loans are still coming in, with no sign of ever being paid back, so ARE doped is a fair statement.

That aside, if you think that because a team is in the CL now they will be in perpetuity then it's not just me in lala land...

And accepting they will likely miss out at some point - where is it the huge disparity in income in their favour?

Bearing in mind we've set ourselves up to make money hand over fist and they're in a much smaller prehistoric stadium...
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They've missed out on CL on a couple of occasions even with Roman's roubles.

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Matt1882 said:
Is there any evidence whatsoever that Chelsea would be in trouble if RA left?
Way I see it he initially pumped a huge sum of his own money in, grew the club exponentially and now they're one of the biggest earning clubs in the world, supplemented somewhat by him.
They may not be as ruthless if he left but sadly for us I think they'd still be well above us.
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That's a difficult one. Chelsea's net worth is just under £2Bn. I believe RA has sunk more than that into the club to get them where they are now. He's tried to set the club up to be self sustaining, but he keeps having to sink more money in to keep them relevant. In 2019, RA put a further £247M into the club, but they still posted a loss of nearly £100M for that year. 2020 they made a £35M profit, but that was likely down to winning the CL. Even so, unless they are going deep in Europe, and winning the PL, they bleed money.

I think it's unlikely that any prospective buyer would look at their accounts and see an entity that would make them money, especially after having to shell out nigh on £2Bn just to buy the club. Even if he sold it at a loss, you still have the fact that, unless they are constantly successful, winning major honours every season, they will lose money.

Compare them to us. We have a very easily managed debt, an infrastructure designed to make money, which has seen our revenue outstrip theirs without the NEED for constant major honours, and we'd cost the same. There is value in investing in THFC because we're not reliant on the owner regularly having to dip into his own pockets to keep us relevant.

So, based on the above, I'd say they would be in proper Barney if he left them and they weren't bought by another multi billionaire looking to spend his/her money on an expensive toy.
 
BringBack_leGin said:
Not as long as you (I’m assuming 68 is your birth year) but I was reared on the Sugar years so every summer we don’t sign David Kerslake or ‘ virtual free transfer’ Paulo Tramezzani is a summer of optimism!
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Yes I was born in black and white being a product of the sixties and can relate to what your saying.
As for incomings I'm not expecting much certainly from a level of quality POV, I think we will end up with our usual brand of players.
 
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tommyboyspurs said:
dusan scored aswell we should be all over him. i got a feeling if we dont get him this summer then hes beyond our reach
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Which is why we should be weighing up holding out for top money for Kane against missing out on a replacement. He's going one way or the other. This summer. Next summer. He needs replacing.

Ionman34 said:
That's a difficult one. Chelsea's net worth is just under £2Bn. I believe RA has sunk more than that into the club to get them where they are now. He's tried to set the club up to be self sustaining, but he keeps having to sink more money in to keep them relevant. In 2019, RA put a further £247M into the club, but they still posted a loss of nearly £100M for that year. 2020 they made a £35M profit, but that was likely down to winning the CL. Even so, unless they are going deep in Europe, and winning the PL, they bleed money.

I think it's unlikely that any prospective buyer would look at their accounts and see an entity that would make them money, especially after having to shell out nigh on £2Bn just to buy the club. Even if he sold it at a loss, you still have the fact that, unless they are constantly successful, winning major honours every season, they will lose money.

Compare them to us. We have a very easily managed debt, an infrastructure designed to make money, which has seen our revenue outstrip theirs without the NEED for constant major honours, and we'd cost the same. There is value in investing in THFC because we're not reliant on the owner regularly having to dip into his own pockets to keep us relevant.

So, based on the above, I'd say they would be in proper Barney if he left them and they weren't bought by another multi billionaire looking to spend his/her money on an expensive toy.
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I'd say they'd be in Liverpools league if Abamovic sold up. Not mega rich but enough income to keep them competitive.
And they'd carry on investing money in the right way, 1st team first everything else 2nd.
 
Matt1882 said:
Is there any evidence whatsoever that Chelsea would be in trouble if RA left?
Way I see it he initially pumped a huge sum of his own money in, grew the club exponentially and now they're one of the biggest earning clubs in the world, supplemented somewhat by him.
They may not be as ruthless if he left but sadly for us I think they'd still be well above us.
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No, it's not because they ARE doped. It's because they were doped.
Matt1882 said:
Bottom line is, ENIC have put similar money into Spurs but instead of putting it into the team. We now make money in non-prize related endeavours but we fail on the pitch.

If you believe Chelsea will just go away without Abramavic or that it's even likely to happen you're in lala land.
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ENIC have put similar money in? What? They’ve put about 30M in to buy the club, everything else is borrowed
 
skywalker68 said:
Yes I was born in black and white being a product of the sixties and can relate to win your saying.
As for incomings I'm not expecting much certainly from a level of quality POV, I think we will end up with our usual brand of players.
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Not sure, but I always tend to stay in the wait and see camp because very little surprises me.

Stupidly, almost all our best signings over the years seem to have come when we’ve not had CL, so I’m curious to see what happens with the upcoming Kane proceeds.
 
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