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[Football] Olise
- Thread starter saafend_seagull
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Peppermint Tea
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- Aug 31, 2007
- 1,062
Oh dear. How sad. Never mind.
Recruiting their old players two years later for 8x the fee received. Sounds like The Chavs.
He’s going to be out of action for months anyway, tearing his hamstring at the end of June.
He’s going to be out of action for months anyway, tearing his hamstring at the end of June.
I like (am amused) that they keep talking about 'the chelsea project'. These players are interested in the higher wages and the higher profile (and the higher paying endorsement deals that come from the higher profile). Bigger clubs like Chelsea, Man U, Liverpool etc are not 'projects'.
Stato
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- Dec 21, 2011
- 6,599
Sounds like tittle tattle to me. Three years left on his contract. Palace won't let him go anywhere unless the price is stupid and apparently, Chelsea won't pay stupid prices this window. His agent will know that such rumours have previously earned Zaha very generous new contracts from a short termist board always looking over its shoulder, panicked that one bad season will bring down the house of cards permanently..
It sounds like he had a £35m release fee when he first signed but it's unclear whether that has been subsequently upped.
If it hasn't, then the price won't be stupid at all. Wouldn't that be a shame?
lawros left foot
Glory hunting since 1969
Only 35 m release clause, can’t we bid for him, just for shits and giggles.
nwgull
Well-known member
Since selling Wan Bissaka, which helped them make a 5m profit, Palace have made a cumulative 120m loss over seasons 19/20, 20/21 and 21/22; and they didn’t do anything last year (eg make a significant sale or finish higher than their usual 11th-14th) to suggest that they won’t make another 20-30m loss. The owners aren’t go to carry on covering these losses forever, particularly with old stands falling down that they’ll eventually need to replace.
lawros left foot
Glory hunting since 1969
By the way, is there any midfielder in Europe who Chelsea aren’t ‘interested’ in?
B-right-on
Living the dream
But the stand money is ring fenced so we know thats just sitting there waiting to throw some people out of their famaily homes, sorry, planning permission.
McTominay
Justice
Dangerous Idiot
Funny the way posters pick and choose when to believe Romano.
Stato
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- Dec 21, 2011
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There were reports last year that they had removed it. As you suggest, if they haven't, he'd be a bargain and I expect others would be sniffing around....
As Oscar Wilde might have said, it would take a heart of stone to see that and not laugh.
Silverhatch
Well-known member
Nope. It’s bollocks. Find a possibly ‘trending’ midfielder and link him to (a) Chelsea or (b) any other top six set of wankpuffins.
- May 8, 2018
- 9,311
I don’t think you need to be all in or out with Fab.
He gets more right than wrong but that’s literally his model
Mancgull
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Hmm, if true that Chelsea and City are interested, and €35m release clause, having just lost Zaha to Turkey, that would be a serious worry.
Fab doesn’t say stuff without some level of knowledge.
With Mahrez gone, I can see City being interested.
Fab doesn’t say stuff without some level of knowledge.
With Mahrez gone, I can see City being interested.
Mackenzie
Old Brightonian
Seems a bit overpriced to me.