[Football] Chelsea bid £105m for Enzo Fernandez

[southstandandy]

This bending of the rules may well come back to bite them.

By stretching out declared transfer fees over several years, all they are doing is just spending chunks of money in ADVANCE of the next few transfer windows. Effectively they have pre-spent large amounts and hopefully their effectiveness in the market in future will be somewhat hit. Similar to 'hire purchase' - there are long term consequences.

 

[Bozza]

This bending of the rules may well come back to bite them.

By stretching out declared transfer fees over several years, all they are doing is just spending chunks of money in ADVANCE of the next few transfer windows. Effectively they have pre-spent large amounts and hopefully their effectiveness in the market in future will be somewht hit. Similar to 'hire purchase' - there are long term consequences.

Absolutely, yes.

But being pedantic, they've not pre-spent, they've very much spent spent.

It's the key difference between cashflow and accounting for that cashflow. The cash goes NOW (putting aside a transfer may be paid for in instalments), whilst the accounting for that cash happens over the term of the contract of the player bought, subject to the new UEFA five-year maximum.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Hopefully Enzo Fernandez won't get out of bed for less than £200m to take a call from Chelsea

 

[The Fits]

I think Potter must feel very conflicted. On the one hand it's not what he was sold, on the other Todd seems to be backing him in the long run so it's likely he/they will be challenging on all fronts simply by default from next season.

 

[raymondo]

I’m starting to think I must be worth at least a million these days, and I struggle with stairs.

I reckon 104 of you could beat Enzo easily

 

[studio150]

All this money being spent by Chelsea hopefully makes them more likely to accept an offer from us to get Colwill in on a permanent basis.

 

[BRIGHT ON Q]

Took all our staff because they wanted the same model and done the total opposite.

 

[raymondo]

It's a good marker for us though...Caicedo has absolutely proven himself in the PL, and Enzo hasn't yet.

 

[JamesAndTheGiantHead]

I reckon 104 of you could beat Enzo easily

We’d each need a registered nurse on standby though, which would unfortunately bring the cost up. So maybe £105m for Enzo is good business, I don’t know.

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

I think Potter must feel very conflicted. On the one hand it's not what he was sold, on the other Todd seems to be backing him in the long run so it's likely he/they will be challenging on all fronts simply by default from next season.

With their squad I think it would be harder to fail to achieve top 4 than to get it TBH. The most egregious financial doping that has ever happened in the PL era.

 

[dejavuatbtn]

Bend the rules too far and they will snap. I think I’m going to enjoy following their downfall. I just how they don’t get to enjoy any silverware in the meantime. The EPL have really got to change the FFP rules and stop this destruction of our national game.

 

[raymondo]

We’d each need a registered nurse on standby though, which would unfortunately bring the cost up. So maybe £105m for Enzo is good business, I don’t know.

Ok, so 103 of you plus a nurse plus a defibrillator, and we're still quids in

 

[raymondo]

All this money being spent by Chelsea hopefully makes them more likely to accept an offer from us to get Colwill in on a permanent basis.

Could keep our guvnor happy

 

[nicko31]

All this money being spent by Chelsea hopefully makes them more likely to accept an offer from us to get Colwill in on a permanent basis.

Indeed just too many players, they are interesting in developing them themselves. So let a proper club do it...

 

[Stat Brother]

Winstanley pulls another rabbit out of the hat.

Nobody had heard of this fella yesterday - and boom, Chelsea scoop him up.


I guess that kind of scouting is exactly why they fought so hard for him.

 

[Farehamseagull]

It's a good marker for us though...Caicedo has absolutely proven himself in the PL, and Enzo hasn't yet.

But he has won the World Cup. Playing alongside our other central midfielder so we know where the bidding begins for any interested parties there now too.

 

[lizard]

Reckon my Mum could get Chelsea into the top 4 with the squad there now.

Completely fail to see the point of both Potter and Winstanley.

 

[Nobby Cybergoat]

So, when will it stop?

Chelsea make £105m bid for Benfica's Fernandez

Chelsea make a 120m euro (£105.6m) bid for Benfica's Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez in a move that would break the British transfer record.

www.bbc.co.uk

This is ridiculous. Clearly Potter isn't influencing a long term transfer strategy in the slightest.

They will have spent £500m since Boehly came in. How is that fair play at all?

No no. I think you'll find this is all absolutely fine as they are only doing it on long term contracts. No problem at all

 

[raymondo]

But he has won the World Cup. Playing alongside our other central midfielder so we know where the bidding begins for any interested parties there now too.

Yes that's true enough. I still reckon the PL is harder than the World Cup, and AliMac, Caicedo, Mitoma etc have done both

 

[raymondo]

Reckon my Mum could get Chelsea into the top 4 with the squad there now.

Completely fail to see the point of both Potter and Winstanley.

Certainly Winstanley seems a little redundant