Mr Popodopolous

Saw a good point on Twitter however, he went back to Stoke post injury didn't he, could he have been referring to someone up there.

There is some truth to this although I would say his man-management has been suspect for some time. The Fielding story earlier was interesting, this too...Magnússon at Preston occasionally cited and I believe loaning Moore out January 2020, dunno. That's more of a personal view though, the others are quite well documented.

The big saving grace for Chelsea if rumoured fees are correct isn't Saudi Arabia but their own domestic rivals. Kovacic- £25m up front, £5m more in add-ons. Mount- £55m? Man United recent rejected bid was £45m up front and £5m in add-ons (Chelsea reportedly want £60m with another £5m in add-ons). Havertz- £60m up front perhaps, £5m more in add-ons. Whereas £42m for the 3 of Mendy, Koulibaly and Ziyech reportedly . Gross fees- actually may post a loss on their book value. (I know, I know- future wage savings and amortisation savings).

Mbappe, Vinicius will both be at Madrid probably for years but I do see where you are going with it. PL do have Fair Value rules for transfers but how to go about enforcing...

Daily Mail says Inter are set to make an £18m bid. If so. Too low of course.

On another Cardiff note. https://www.cardiffcityforum.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=234142&sid=4426f99a851c43f50ca0efe67e28bccd Looks ike they are pressing ahead with their Sala case. €110m?? Pre-trial hearing. Wonder if they're looking to include potential compensation in their P&S calculations. Which would be an absolute nonsense.

This verdict feels like a fudge. My bigger question with Cardiff is, as always, P&S. Who are they selling and how far have they cut costs. £39m adjusted loss is a £39m adjusted loss.

Chances created is the better metric and he has created 38. However 57 players in the division do rank above him for this but then again I expect all 57 above him and I say 57 above, there will be multiple on the same numbers, will all be older than him which in turn bumps up his number. Swift e.g. has created 108 but then again Swift is 27 and turns 28 tomorrow. When you weight in those with equal numbers, he's joint 32nd with Johansen and Louza.

Which may well he worth more to them as the TV money alone is £7-8m greater. Worth it if they go up.

Ranked 58th in the division If we use this metric, but then again for age, experience, position, strength and style of the side he will be well above 58th I expect once weighted for that. https://www.fotmob.com/leagues/48/stats/season/17834/players/total_att_assist

We wouldn't. I suppose the downside risk is if the players head gets turned, he is discontented, unhappy etc. Not the easiest sell to keep him at his top level, even if distraction rather than disruption if we turn down a bid from a higher ranked club.

That is about £15.47m, add £10m and we can talk.

Tbh yeah agree cashflow seems the major one. If they did have any upcoming, selling O'Shea should resolve for a while.

Could be partially due to the other financial reasons too, ie MSD, owner not repaying loan etc. Perhaps a mix of that and FFP.

Interesting that he is going even below his release clause. £7m fee vs £8m release clause..no Parachute Payments means sales inevitable of course. They are also on the £39m limit now going into this year as the final PL Season has disappeared from view

Little bit on Wolves, they must have got themselves into one hell of a hole. I also question whether the Premier League in real time with other clubs who have spent a lot.

Not sure really. Probably not a great amount, what @Davefevs said.

If Vyner was to come onto the market what would we get? I'd rather we don't sell btw. Collins was £11-12m from Stoke, summer 2021. Element of FFP of course, had a contract until 2024. Is he an International of some kind? Souttar was £15m from Stoke January 2023. Had 2.5 years left on deal and had just played in World Cup with Australia. Dara O'Shea with 2 years left, but we know West Brom have the uncertainty about ownership and how reliable they are let's say, as well as MSD and Parachute Payments. Reportedly £7m fee. Ireland international.

I think they would be better served restructuring some of the debt repayment with levers or cost savings, and then perhaps paying down some of it faster as they are a naturally high revenue club which will reflect itself when debt and interest burden reduced. This approach seems rather risky.

West Ham seem more financially able than Wolves once the Rice move goes through although they will he looking for FFP reasons be looking to have a net spend of £0. So say they get £100m for Rice..will they spend 25 pct of that on Scott? Depends how much of the side they want to revamp I guess.

It's still too early to say in some ways, the market so far has been really quiet at this level. Is it usually quite so quiet by 22nd June? The relegated clubs on paper are big names but also all have separate issues. Martin isn't terribly inspiring at Southampton for one. Leicester with Maresca could well tap the Man City loan opportunities, subject to their financial questions and Leeds don't even have a manager yet! Some clubs are leaving it a bit late in terms of filling up their squads. 44 days until the sesson starts.

https://www.football365.com/news/chelsea-book-values-june-30-transfer-deadline-havertz-mount-kovacic-lukaku-feature Good Chelsea FFP article although the large impairment in 2021-22 may well be Lukaku or a major chunk of his value.

Think maybe £60m with a potential further £5m in add-ons. Different shape, different environment- return to the CL, perhaps he has a solid record in the latter but It does seem like direct rivals folding to some extent. As a buying club in that scenario some power is held, if the 30th June deadline is accurate.

If Collins goes for £20m, book profit there is £4m less any sell on fee to Burnley. Therefore to all intents and purposes it's £4m towards FFP. It may get them back to parity. Then it's £1 in £1 out although wage savings on those who left on frees and in general also will improve the cost base.

In layman's terms, unless it has changed for every 4 euros saved, only 1 can be reinvested for clubs beyond a certain point. In the red zone, special measures call it what you want.