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I'm struggling with the financial/investment/profit making side of this sale... The initial outlay of this project is going to cost near £5 Billion.. How long will it take investors to get anything back on it, will Chelsea/Stamford Bridge ever be worth that much again?.... I get that it's situated in a sought after/lucrative/desirable location for everyone concerned but so is Brentford/Fulham.. Wealthy owners could buy those clubs for a fraction of the price, invest heavily and make a financial killing in a relatively short space of time... It could simply be that they have more money than sense and just want to be associated with the one of the most successful Football Clubs in World football which will mean continued investment in the first team/Academy... I'll settle for this.. And of course the Womens team/Racism/Community and others...

Who ever gets Chelsea won't be in it to make money, surely.... £3 Billion + over a Billion stadium rebuild... They won't be getting that back any time soon....

"Arsenal are a bigger club than Chelsea"?... You what?!! Is this some kind of joke? Or maybe it's because they won 5/6 old 1st div titles in the 1930s and most of their trophies came before the 1966 world cup... Have they ever won a European trophy? In the last 10 years Chelsea have won every major trophy available to them... Multiple times...

The Saudi Media Group would have been good, not because they were my preferred choice but it would have pissed the Scousers off big time.... Their fume/hate would have been epic....

So we're relying on Rudiger to get us goals tonight. Great.

Have some of that you feigning cheating t***s

Sliced open, how did Gomez miss?

Good start for Chelsea, Willian had to score there.

Go on, admit it ... It's Willian by a country mile. His game management and experience has held it all together and allowed the youngsters to shine.

Azpi', Willian, Pedro, Giroud and probably Alonso are all going to need replacing in the short term. When the ban is lifted a couple of quality additions should do it. I read somewhere that Chelsea are looking at a midfielder... That's the last positioning that needs strengthening.

Harzard has just arrived in Madrid, singing shirts and chatting to the crowd. Going for his medical before he is officially presented to the fans (approx 70,000). Think I'm going to be sick.

Hazard... " I will not force Madrid move and only leave the club on good terms ". This guy is not only one of the best players in the world but he also has principles. A rare breed indeed.

Hi, this is my first post.. Just watched the Hazard interview and didn't like what he said, "I want go to Madrid but not in the January window". In the summer he'll be into the last year of his contract which leaves Chelsea vulnerable, He could go for as little as 70 million. If he doesn't sign a new contract by Christmas Chelsea should sell. Saying that Madrid are clever won't bid this January and leave Chelsea to fester knowing they'll get their man on the cheap in the summer.

Hello all... This is my first post. I've followed the mighty Blues since the early 60s but never been to Stamford Bridge (sigh). Seen them at the Vetch (Swansea) a couple of times in the early 80s.. Anyhow here's hoping it's all wrapped up tonight.... C'mon Chels..