SAK Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 1 hour ago, LFEE said: That and they own 60% of Chelsea in an around about way it would seem. Which seems a bit dubious ? Did a search based on your comment, didn’t know PIF invested in Clearlake Capital but in all honesty because it’s portfolio of assets so would be hard to argue that PIF had any controlling interest in Chelsea. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufc123 Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 This Saudi spending will soon be a problem. I know they own us , but with sponsors fair market value, what if the Saudis buy Casemiro and Kane for 200m each then its becoming a problem. Will they then put up a transfer fair market value ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emotic Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 Howay man, part of me wishes that these Saudi clubs will "loan" us Neves, CRonaldo and Kante for a year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 2 minutes ago, Emotic said: Howay man, part of me wishes that these Saudi clubs will "loan" us Neves, CRonaldo and Kante for a year. I’d rather they buy our unwanted players Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufc123 Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 Just now, SUPERTOON said: I’d rather they buy our unwanted players The Pl would be all over that (the 6 gang) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fountain Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 20 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said: I’d rather they buy our unwanted players A £100m bid for Hendrick and Hayden would send some over the edge. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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joeyt Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 That's crazy. They must have talked to him to ensure he was interested. What a waste Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafalove Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 The way the Saudi league is going it won’t even be a waste. It will be a good league soon enough. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 Just now, Rafalove said: The way the Saudi league is going it won’t even be a waste. It will be a good league soon enough. Wasn't that the same thought as Chinese league though when they were doing similar? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafalove Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 (edited) Saudi’s are offering a lot more money than China. They seem a lot more determined. Not just with football but with many different sports. There’s a real possibility it will become an actual super league. They have a population that are far more interested in football too. Edited June 18, 2023 by Rafalove Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonBez comesock Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 19 minutes ago, joeyt said: Wasn't that the same thought as Chinese league though when they were doing similar? They didn’t sign as many star players in such a short space of time , they also don’t have the money the Saudis do Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 15 minutes ago, Rafalove said: The way the Saudi league is going it won’t even be a waste. It will be a good league soon enough. Nah. The thing these leagues that attempt to pile money in to attract interest fundamentally misunderstand is that it's the teams and their history that are of interest, not the players. That's why Liverpool retained a massive global interest even when they were shite for 15 years. Neves will vanish and be back in Europe within 18 months, a lot richer but with his career damaged. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 1 minute ago, JonBez comesock said: They didn’t sign as many star players in such a short space of time , they also don’t have the money the Saudis do They may not have got the Ronaldo type but they got players like Hulk and Oscar who were high profile at the time and paid them a fortune Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sempiternal Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 Mendes always securing the bag Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RobsonsWonderland Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, 54 said: If true... Really think this a game changer for us and the league. It is way over budget and once complete there will be nothing anyone can say if Maxi or Miggy went for an inflated 80 to 100 million bid. Or even lesser players for 10 20 million... Honestly feel they have found the cheat code Edited June 18, 2023 by RobsonsWonderland Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegans Export Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 7 minutes ago, RobsonsWonderland said: If true... Really think this a game changer for us and the league. It is way over budget and once complete there will be nothing anyone can say if Maxi or Miggy went for an inflated 80 to 100 million bid. Or even lesser players for 10 20 million... Honestly feel they have found the cheat code The issues are 1. You're relying on Miggy/ASM/whoever to be willing to go to KSA and 2. As soon as a deal between a Saudi club and NUFC is done its going to be scrutinised like no transfer in history. Any slight hint of "working the system", a memo, an email, an overheard conversation, the authorities are going to come down like a ton of bricks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Zaius Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 The Chinese League also had a limit on how many foreign players could play for a team. I don't know if Saudi does. Left CL Porto to join Championship Wolves, now off Saudi Arabia at the peak of his career. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimbo Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 27 minutes ago, 54 said: It’s a smart move by the creep, it’ll extend his career at a high level by years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 6 minutes ago, Keegans Export said: The issues are 1. You're relying on Miggy/ASM/whoever to be willing to go to KSA and 2. As soon as a deal between a Saudi club and NUFC is done its going to be scrutinised like no transfer in history. Any slight hint of "working the system", a memo, an email, an overheard conversation, the authorities are going to come down like a ton of bricks. If Neves is 47mill then Miggy wouldn't be far off after the season he had. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobsonsWonderland Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Keegans Export said: The issues are 1. You're relying on Miggy/ASM/whoever to be willing to go to KSA and 2. As soon as a deal between a Saudi club and NUFC is done its going to be scrutinised like no transfer in history. Any slight hint of "working the system", a memo, an email, an overheard conversation, the authorities are going to come down like a ton of bricks. That's why this deal opens up the opportunity. Every other deal was an end of contract or a deal that made sense due to the player / high wages. This is the first one I'm aware of that breaks this model and includes a ridiculous transfer fee. And I'm sure a lot of players will have their heads turned when they see the wages on offer. Edited June 18, 2023 by RobsonsWonderland Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 £47 million for Neves is hardly ridiculous like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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