I reckon we will sign Osimhen but he’ll be off after 2 years chasing guaranteed money.

11 minutes ago, 19seventyone said:

Mikel is an absolute haver. Rarely agree with his opinion on players or anything Chelsea.

Seriously wtf has happened to Mikel.

I couldn't stand his podcasts and I'm one of those that rates quite high on the loyalty scale and he's a blue. I'm thinking his yapping is why Drogba has distanced himself from mikel a bit too.

I don't know but I can't watch his podcasts any more.. or at least not in a rush to anyway.

4 hours ago, evissy said:

For Napoli and his agent Saudi is probably the only choice here. But he already said he wants to stay in Europe and we are basically the only club after him.

I don't understand why absolutely no one else wants him ?

Even pretending to want him to force the price up .

I'm reading that the newspaper that's the closest to the Saudi club has apparently announced that Osimhen has accepted the Saudi offer and will fly there asap to join them.

3 minutes ago, petre ispirescu said:

I'm reading that the newspaper that's the closest to the Saudi club has apparently announced that Osimhen has accepted the Saudi offer and will fly there asap to join them.

The Saudi club have added another 10M p/y to the initial offer (now 40M p/y, four year contract) and also improved the transfer offer to 70M + 10M in add ons.

1 hour ago, Simplymo said:

Sry, it was Jackson higher than him in pressing/defending, creativity and control.

Goal threat osimhen was higher.

That's less than half the vid...so I'll watch it properly later bud.

 

I can't multitask when it comes to phone calls. Lol

 

But again add all the other stuff which you dismiss about Jackson even though its a massive deal...like first season, new country, new club then yeah, I think Jackson will be way ahead of this guy when he gets to his age.

What was osimhens stats when he was 22?

It's difficult to compare the stats of a Serie A player to a player in the must tougher PL I think?

9 minutes ago, The Rising Sun said:

I don't understand why absolutely no one else wants him ?

Even pretending to want him to force the price up .

Yes at a price of 65mill euros why would Arsenal or Liverpool not want an "elite" striker?

3 minutes ago, petre ispirescu said:

The Saudi club have added another 10M p/y to the initial offer (now 40M p/y, four year contract) and also improved the transfer offer to 70M + 10M in add ons.

Life changing money. Come on Victor just accept it so this can all be over.

While we are at it hopefully Sancho accepts Juves offer as well.

1 minute ago, axman2526 said:

Life changing money. Come on Victor just accept it so this can all be over.

While we are at it hopefully Sancho accepts Juves offer as well.

I quite like Sancho.

8 minutes ago, CaitlinCFC said:

I quite like Sancho.

So do I, as long as he plays for the team we're facing

6 hours ago, Niall1905 said:

I believe you are right, but you are also wrong. The amortisation burden is going to be a challenge, but I don't think we will be forced into/continue to dispose of Cobham royalty to continue to comply. 

Right or wrong, I believe Trev and Conor are being pushed on because we dont think they are good enough, as well as helping with PSR. 

A big part of our 'strategy' is going to relate to the endless wave of £20m players we seem to sign. That question of how will they all ever play for us? They wont. The fee is small enough that even the failures will let us break even with long contracts so that we dont lose them on a free. But any wins that we get (and by wins I mean players we can shift for between 30-50) the extra fee on top of whatever we have paid is going to work in the same way as shifting the cobham boys.

Annoyingly, Cobham is plugging the gap whilst the first few years of this project take place (I see it as Cobham providing the start up money) but, if things go as planned, our transfer policy isnt going to reliant on it moving forward. 

This doesn't mean there won't be some sales, but I think the narrative of us selling homegrown to pay for crazy business will eventually become a thing of the past. 

Isn't our amortisation figure/bill per year now at £200m  ?

 

40 minutes ago, CaitlinCFC said:

I quite like Sancho.

Will end up having to welcome Sterling back in to first team training at least. Can see him getting the PFA involved. 

8 minutes ago, axman2526 said:

Will end up having to welcome Sterling back in to first team training at least. Can see him getting the PFA involved. 

why? as long as Chelsea are paying him they can't do a thing about it

6 minutes ago, POCH OUT said:

why? as long as Chelsea are paying him they can't do a thing about it

Depends, what if his contract means he is entitled to the best facilities at Cobham?

Gone abit quiet. Reckon he’ll get Saudi 

12 minutes ago, JM7 said:

Gone abit quiet. Reckon he’ll get Saudi 

Aye we are all waiting on you to confirm that for us mate, oh sauciest of sauces.

I've never wanted him since we were first linked. I've got too much PTSD from big money striker signings. He has "flop" written all over him.

1 hour ago, The Rising Sun said:

It's difficult to compare the stats of a Serie A player to a player in the must tougher PL I think?

Exactly, I agree. And for the tougher league his stats still outshine osimhens (again only till upto 5mins on that vid, still haven't seen the rest of it).

 

1 hour ago, The Rising Sun said:

I don't understand why absolutely no one else wants him ?

Even pretending to want him to force the price up .

That's just another red flag for me tbh.

 

Can't wait till he goes to Saudi and all this is over. And c'mon juve while at it...

🚨 EXCLUSIVE - Fabrizio Romano (@agentshaggingcharlatan) on Twitter

Latest update on Victor Osimhen ⚽⚽⚽

 

Tick tock..

We'll probably end up paying a silly fee for Calvert-Lewin after all of this.

Apparently we’ve put in an official bid. For a loan. 

They should ban loans from football!

Hmm a loan from Chelsea of 70mill plus 10mill from Saudi? Tough choice for Napoli lol.

22 minutes ago, Dr. Socrates said:

Apparently we’ve put in an official bid. For a loan. 

Sorry but unless I see either JM7 or Sconnie Blue confirm it I don't believe.