9 hours ago, ForeverCarefree said:

Depends whether there is a buy back clause or first option on any future sale. 

Like it or not we're stacked for options in attack at the moment and there is no clear path into the first team for Broja right now. 

So profit of £25m now in a year where we made financial loses despite winning the European Cup. Pair that with the profit in sales made during the summer despite buying Lukaku for just shy of £100m and it's good business from a FFP stand point. 

Means we go into next summer in the black and would presumably be in a strong position financially to spend. Especially when there's a very real posibility of needing to recruit possibly two central defenders should Rudiger and Christensen leave on free transfers and us needing better cover for RB/RWB. 

Knowing that our policy always seems to be buying after we sell, would not be surprised if we do taker the money on the table.

5 hours ago, axman2526 said:

Yes they are a feeder club for Pool. 

Yet another reason to dislike Scummers. 

Apparently one of the unnamed clubs are Newcastle who have made an opening  bid of 40mill plus incentives.

3 hours ago, axman2526 said:

Apparently one of the unnamed clubs are Newcastle who have made an opening  bid of 40mill plus incentives.

we need to ask 80 million 40 million +40 million oil money tax

If supposedly Newcastle have entered the fray, and a bid of 40 million lodged, got a feeling this will be accepted, I admire a hefty hefty punt on potential 

3 hours ago, Ballack & Blu said:

If supposedly Newcastle have entered the fray, and a bid of 40 million lodged, got a feeling this will be accepted, I admire a hefty hefty punt on potential 

Even if they offered 100m and the club was willing to sell, why would Broja want to join a club who are weeks away from tier 2 football ? 

 

 

 

We should accept if Newcastle come in with an offer like that. Then we send them Lukaku instead and hopefully they wont notice.

7 minutes ago, coco said:

Even if they offered 100m and the club was willing to sell, why would Broja want to join a club who are weeks away from tier 2 football ? 

 

 

 

I’m just hoping we show the same faith in him, because  at the moment, he on par with our goal shy strikers…

Edited January 28, 20224 yr by Ballack & Blu

1 hour ago, Sheva said:

We should accept if Newcastle come in with an offer like that. Then we send them Lukaku instead and hopefully they wont notice.

Excellent idea, let's try sell them Rom instead. Woild solve a large portion of our issues.

Why would we sell him now for 40 when we can do it in 3 years for 80, it's not like we're in any financial trouble or anything close to it...

he shouldn't be for sale under any circumstances or any amount. 

If Newcastle are willing to pay £40m+ for a 20 year old, and Southampton a large fee themselves, surely it tells our hierarchy everything they need to know. However, recent history tells us we will accept a bd. 

Might as well cash in, let's be completely honest here while we have that big heavy lump up front nobody will ever get a proper look in, I bet the board are hoping a suitable bid comes in to balance the books a little.

4 minutes ago, tmarmsi said:

Might as well cash in, let's be completely honest here while we have that big heavy lump up front nobody will ever get a proper look in, I bet the board are hoping a suitable bid comes in to balance the books a little.

As sad as this sounds, I feel you are probably right.

Was an absolute handful again. Scored but could of had a hattrick, but his pace tormented the Spurs defence. Another impressive outing. Amount of progress is evident when you realise that he started of from not getting a game, apart from up games then being brought on as a sub to now undisputed starter.

15 minutes ago, STATS said:

Was an absolute handful again. Scored but could of had a hattrick, but his pace tormented the Spurs defence. Another impressive outing. Amount of progress is evident when you realise that he started of from not getting a game, apart from up games then being brought on as a sub to now undisputed starter.

He clearly needs more time to learn though. Does he not know a "top" striker spends most of his time standing still, moaning, pointing and only running to avoid the salad bar and catch the dessert cart?

36 minutes ago, axman2526 said:

He clearly needs more time to learn though. Does he not know a "top" striker spends most of his time standing still, moaning, pointing and only running to avoid the salad bar and catch the dessert cart?

And instead of sulking he fought for his place and won it.

Meanwhile our current striker at a similar age rage quit on his supposed boyhood club because he felt competing with prime Diego Costa was beneath him.

28 minutes ago, Argo said:

And instead of sulking he fought for his place and won it.

Meanwhile our current striker at a similar age rage quit on his supposed boyhood club because he felt competing with prime Diego Costa was beneath him.

It wasn't Diego, hell that would've made sense. He was competing with physically shot Torres and Eto'o the guy who spent the last few years half retired in the Russian league.

4 minutes ago, sonic90 said:

It wasn't Diego, hell that would've made sense. He was competing with physically shot Torres and Eto'o the guy who spent the last few years half retired in the Russian league.

I'd take our version of Eto'o over this Lukaku let alone the raw one.

2014 was when he left for good (well so I hoped), he had the chance to come back as Diego's direct understudy/competition which in itself would have been a lot of minutes and a chance to prove himself.

1 hour ago, Argo said:

And instead of sulking he fought for his place and won it.

Meanwhile our current striker at a similar age rage quit on his supposed boyhood club because he felt competing with prime Diego Costa was beneath him.

Ar Saints yes. I hope he does so with us as well.

Great Celebration in front of the Spurs fans too, proper Chels

I did want him to stay this season, and despite our issues I am glad he has gone there. They have a good manager who made him fight for it and now he made himself a key player. Great development for him.

That said there is no good reason he is not given a chance next season.

40 minutes ago, axman2526 said:

I did want him to stay this season, and despite our issues I am glad he has gone there. They have a good manager who made him fight for it and now he made himself a key player. Great development for him.

That said there is no good reason he is not given a chance next season.

I'd prefer we kept loaning him to Southampton tbf, they've done a brilliant job developing him. If he has a few bad games at Chelsea people will be calling for him to be dropped like Tammy

29 minutes ago, Drogba1 said:

I'd prefer we kept loaning him to Southampton tbf, they've done a brilliant job developing him. If he has a few bad games at Chelsea people will be calling for him to be dropped like Tammy

If we are not going to give him plenty of chances then yes that is the best option. Same with Gallagher.

4 hours ago, axman2526 said:

If we are not going to give him plenty of chances then yes that is the best option. Same with Gallagher.

I think we all need to take a step back and just let the season play out.

I think it’s pretty obvious that Chelsea have two gems in Broja and Gallagher. Both without doubt are having outstanding seasons we know it, the clubs they are loaned out to know it and of course the players are developing at a pace.

Its pretty clear that post this season big decisions will need to be made some will be easier to decide such as letting Ross B leave, but then you have some that will be more challenging but will have to factor in the future not just season 22/23

Personally I think we need to let several players leave if they tick two boxes

1) Their sale will generate a fee

2) They are blocking younger players with a far higher ceiling not just now but in say two seasons time

 

We actually need a mini rebuild and fundamental to that will be how we set up and there for me is why and how you integrate Broja into the squad first and then let his talent make it impossible to ignore.

There is a whole debate that we could have in terms of the 22/23 squad but for me there is no debate that space has to be created but if and a big if any fee of note, at least his amortised value ( £30 mill ish) can be achieved in respect of Werner I wouldn’t hesitate in letting him go.

1 hour ago, terraloon said:

There is a whole debate that we could have in terms of the 22/23 squad but for me there is no debate that space has to be created but if and a big if any fee of note, at least his amortised value ( £30 mill ish) can be achieved in respect of Werner I wouldn’t hesitate in letting him go.

It's crazy but i'd sell every single one of our attackers if we could get back what we paid for them.

Werner, Lukaku, Havertz, Ziyech, Pulisic - £300 million is what we paid for that lot, more than that if you include agent fees.

Just an insane amount of money for very little talent. Incompetent recruitment as we've become accustomed too now unfortunately.

 

 

Edited February 10, 20224 yr by Sindre