João Pedro - Chelsea Agree Deal With Brighton (Ornstein)

[OverThere]

Looks like we need to look abroad again, any obvious targets we can't compete with "the big 6"

[Toon1984]

PSR’s working exactly as it was designed to. The cartel clubs are ring fenced and play by different rules in the transfer market to the rest of us. 
Our way through this is

-  to invest in young talent

- hold on to Eddie at all costs

- grow our income. This is the end game and will be heavily dependent on the two points above. 
 

We, basically have to prove that money isn’t the only way to success, hard though it will be.

[GallowgatePigeon]

10 minutes ago, AyeDubbleYoo said:

I agree, but we have done that with Isak, Bruno, Tonali, Botman and others. It’s not like we’ve only signed PL players. 

 

Yep, we've had tremendous success with the non PL players but the key with all the PL based players we've signed is that they've all been 'stressed assets' somewhat where we've taken advantage of a situation like vultures 

Tino: Relegated and suffered horrific injury

Hall: Slipped way down the pecking order and Chelsea need a PSR flip

Gordon: Everton were desperate for the funds and AG forced the move

Barnes: Relegated with Leicester and no other big team was in for him 

Pope: Relegated with Burnley 

Kelly *shudders*: Free agent and not even Chelsea would've paid him what we were giving him

Targett: Fell out of favour at Villa

 

Even with the foreign signings, we only had a shot at Isak and Tonali cause Isak had a pish season prior to that and AC Milan may or may not have been privy to some impending news!

 

Essentially, what I'm trying to say is: "Hey Newcastle, have you considered buying very good players for very low prices" 😄 

[TheBrownBottle]

1 hour ago, huss9 said:

we did ok without one.

stavely led the negotiations, mind.

I always thought that this was Staveley’s greatest strength - negotiation of transfers.  Shouldn’t be a surprise tbf - deal-making is her role!

[Teslact]

Pedro will need to elbow his way past Jackson to get into the team. Won't be easy, they are both good at that 

 

(Sorry if  just got in from a day of driving back from the Pacific coast)

[Displayname]

11 hours ago, Bunk Moreland said:

 

Chelsea fans are sharing this around in disgust 

He's worse than Joelinton 🤣

[St1pe]

£55m +5m or whatever is being reported this morning is too much for him and what he improves for us. 
 

It might be a poor comparison but if you look at the type of players City have signed for less or similar money from Europe this summer we need to fuck off this Premier League market.