25 Aug 2026 21:28:14
How do Chelsea do it?
They spend 30 million on Delap last summer. Delap struggles to make the grade at Chelsea, yet they still manage to sell him at a 20 million profit. If Rogers fails to make the grade at Chelsea this season, should we expect them to sell him for a world record fee next summer? ?
25 Aug 2026 22:21:33
How do we do the opposite??
£4 m loss on Norgaard after just 12 months.
They didn't even need us to buy him to help them out. ? ?
26 Aug 2026 11:01:26
I prefer to focus on Saliba £26 mill, Gabriel £27 mill, Odegaard £35 mill, Raya £30 mil, Gabi £6 mill, plus Saka, MLS, Max, Nwaneri, costing nothing, all first teamers. I would wager all those players could be sold for at least double their cost, and title winners to boot. Even Dekkers, we got for half price. I know it was just Delap and Norgaard being focussed on, but citing Chelski as a beacon of light for anything transfer related is very micro, not macro.
Even those not very popular on here by some, Viktor and Kai would get back the majority of their fee if sold. Both under appreciated, in my opinion. Gabi, bought for £6 mill, sold for £50 mill, plus we had excellent service from him! Let's do it our way and pay everything above board too. COYG
26 Aug 2026 17:34:19
I agree, Cumbria, but I'm just puzzled how it is that most clubs understandably have to accept a loss on signings that don't work out on the pitch. Chelsea somehow seem to be able to turn their poor player investments into big profits. ?
26 Aug 2026 21:46:10
48 Check out the recent (last few years) deals between Villa and Chelsea, plus both selling women's teams, the odd hotel, Forest and Chelsea multiple ownership, Marinakis buying extreme numbers of players. Savvy business or a bit murky? Love a conspiracy theory COYG.