TheInfiniteOdyssey Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 Both of those teams will never negotiate with us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emotic Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 12 minutes ago, SteV said: Suppose it depends on the conditions of any deal. If there’s an (optional) pre-set purchase price agreed for us, then all good. You’d think they’d have to be pretty desperate to get him off the books for that though. Presumably the pre-set purchase price will also be a fraction of the 62 million pounds they paid Brighton for him too. In summary, Chelsea will have to take a massive loss, and Cucu a massive pay cut for this to work. Really can't see this happening. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamPS Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 A drop of 50k per week is 2.5m a year, given he probably has another 4 or 5 years on his contract that is probably £10m to walk away from. Don’t see it. A loan with subsidised wages is the only thing that would get him to leave and I reckon that means he’d be sent to Italy or Spain Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 A lot of it's fees that are tailoured to whichever team is in for them I think. A few years ago the fees were just as bad but less common for certain players, meanwhile other teams like Liverpool were picking up world class players for around £40m. The money we spent on Botman, Bruno, Isak, Tonali all look like absolute bargains in the same way imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey47 Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 1 hour ago, The Prophet said: Might be one for the Twitter thread. Conspiracy theory: wonder if the Saudi league taking all of Chelsea’s deadwood and bailing them out ffp wise might have earned us a bit of favour with Chelsea and they might be willing to do some business with us now? Don’t think we’ve done business with any of the ‘big 6’ so far despite being linked with many of their players. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emotic Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 The downside to this transfer fee arms race is that every half-decent talent playing in the PL (and soon the continent) is going to cost us a lot more money than it used to, compared to even a year ago. We're lucky we'd kind of sorted out our front six. We'd be quoted 100 mil for Tonali if we'd gone in for him this week (and Chelsea will then outbid us anyway). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sushimonster85 Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Joey47 said: Conspiracy theory: wonder if the Saudi league taking all of Chelsea’s deadwood and bailing them out ffp wise might have earned us a bit of favour with Chelsea and they might be willing to do some business with us now? Don’t think we’ve done business with any of the ‘big 6’ so far despite being linked with many of their players. The Chelsea lot have always had a warmer relationship with us than the rest of the league, as well as the Saudi link I believe Staveley and Ghoddoussi have a friendship with Boehly that pre-dates either of them being involved with their respective clubs. Believe Chelsea have always been open to negotiate, it's just been they overvalue our targets. Edited August 14, 2023 by sushimonster85 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorchyTBB Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 Left back has to be the priority for me. From what I've seen of Lacselles lately, it looks as though Howe's coaching has improved him. He seems more comfortable on the ball and his passing is better. For the moment I'd be fine with him and Burn as cover. I really rated Cucurella when he was at Brighton, but he's nowhere near as quick as I first thought. Probably wouldn't say no, but I'd prefer Tierney out of the two of them for his pace. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LV Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 I think the relationship is more with Behdad Eghbali than with Boehly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Butcher Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 Loan with obligation to cut his hair for Cucurella pls. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackieDoor Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 Funny if we sign him and still sing the shit coloccini song to him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdm Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 (edited) 27 minutes ago, Joey47 said: Conspiracy theory: wonder if the Saudi league taking all of Chelsea’s deadwood and bailing them out ffp wise might have earned us a bit of favour with Chelsea and they might be willing to do some business with us now? Don’t think we’ve done business with any of the ‘big 6’ so far despite being linked with many of their players. Chelsea sold 2 players to Saudi for combined fee of just over half of what they got for Mount. Total nonsense that they took all of Chelsea’s deadwood and bailed with our with ffp. they signed one more player from Chelsea than they bought from us Edited August 14, 2023 by gdm Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mighty__mag Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 Can't believe we're not looking at Rico Henry at left back. Unless our final activity has to be a loan move? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFEE Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 Absolutely nothing official to back this up but going off my vague memory only Tierney would fit comfortably in our wage structure between the two so the likelihood is only one if them is a possibility. Thankfully out of the two the one I’d prefer but not convinced either will be our real 1st choice target if even position this window. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 175k a week. Aye we aren't signing Cucurella. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 1 minute ago, STM said: 175k a week. Aye we aren't signing Cucurella. Then he is stuck at Chelsea for years because no one else will pay him that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackflap Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 42 minutes ago, Emotic said: The downside to this transfer fee arms race is that every half-decent talent playing in the PL (and soon the continent) is going to cost us a lot more money than it used to, compared to even a year ago. We're lucky we'd kind of sorted out our front six. We'd be quoted 100 mil for Tonali if we'd gone in for him this week (and Chelsea will then outbid us anyway). Don't think so, the high profile most prized asset signing that catches the headlines will go for astronomical fees, think your Mudryk, Fernandez or Caicedo. Because the selling club knows that the idiotic buying club owner on the other side of the table isn't accustomed to not getting what they want. You'll still find value in the next tier of players who could have the potential to be just as good anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikejaxer Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 3 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said: Then he is stuck at Chelsea for years because no one else will pay him that. Oh I'm sure the Saudi League will back them up if there's any problems like Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronson333 Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 3 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said: Then he is stuck at Chelsea for years because no one else will pay him that. The obvious danger of an eight year contract, but they continue to do it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 2 hours ago, Sima said: Wouldn't pay a penny over £30m in total for him. Wouldn't pay that tbh. He's great going forward, not sure he's a good defender though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 2 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said: 12m according to Alan Nixon last week. Seems like another Franca link. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erikse Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 43 minutes ago, STM said: 175k a week. Aye we aren't signing Cucurella. I don't get how Chelsea can keep spending with that sick wage bill of theirs.. Makes no sense. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andycap Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 If we get cucurella I think howe will improve his game and he'd be great in our style of play plus he's no slouch will add some pace to the backline. There's a reason city wanted him before chelsea got there grubby hands on him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sushimonster85 Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 19 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said: Every window we get linked with some random South American talent and nothing ever comes of it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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