I said if it was less than that it would be a bargain, but the price we're paying is a fair price, IMO. Not saying it's cheap, of course it's not, but these are the prices you have to pay now. Plus, £25M is only a reported fee, some say €25M. And what I mean by less than the reported fee is under £20M.
When you compare the price to that of Lucas Moura, for example, it's a good fee.
can I ask now, is FFP dead?
The transfer fee of a player is averaged out over his contract. That, coupled with the fact that clubs are still allowed to make €50m losses per season means transfer fees aren't really going to effect the big clubs. Wouldn't worry too much about FFP if I were you.
Only for the first two seasons can they make £45m per year losses.
But in this case, Chelsea are using their CL winnings to fund one last splurge, for players who dont need to be replaceed for 5+ and beyond that, allowing them to make one or two purchases from now on. Chelsea should scrape through in all honesty.
Only for the first two seasons can they make £45m per year losses.
But in this case, Chelsea are using their CL winnings to fund one last splurge, for players who dont need to be replaceed for 5+ and beyond that, allowing them to make one or two purchases from now on. Chelsea should scrape through in all honesty.
There's only so much Ramires can do. Antonio Valencia is exceptionally defensively aware, but he can't be expected to restrict his attacking duties in order to tuck in on the right and try and help out in midfield, not if United want to retain him as an outlet on the right. Same deal with Ramires.
Agree with this. Would not have needed this splurge if we actually had a plan in the last 8 years but things looking better now. Definitely lots of potential to continue to improve the finances. Hopefully the clubs sorts out a wage structure soon and gets a site for a new stadium.
Then it goes down to around £35m I think.
But yeah, buying young players seems to be the best thing to do. But my point being, only around £5m of the fee will effect their FFP report.
Wait, what role is Ramires playing in this situation? I'm seeing him as part of a double pivot, whereas I think you're seeing him as a right winger. For me, buying Oscar and expecting him to play as a top class regista at his age is way too risky, so I'm assuming he'd actually play in the attacking band of midfielders whilst Ramires would act as a transition player.
Otherwise yeah, I'm sure we'll suffer from the problems that Holland did against Portugal (to give an immediate example), both offensively and defensively.
Wait, what role is Ramires playing in this situation? I'm seeing him as part of a double pivot, whereas I think you're seeing him as a right winger. For me, buying Oscar and expecting him to play as a top class regista at his age is way too risky, so I'm assuming he'd actually play in the attacking band of midfielders whilst Ramires would act as a transition player.
Otherwise yeah, I'm sure we'll suffer from the problems that Holland did against Portugal (to give an immediate example), both offensively and defensively.
When it comes to FFP wages are far more important that transfer fees. If your club has bought likes likes of Hazard etc with out some sort of wage structure in place, it could make things very tough. Hopefully they have been signed along the lines of Mata, who is on about 70-80k. Stadium is key in the long run.
-Edit- People seem to be thinking the same.
Speaking of which, is anyone else massively uneasy about giving Oscar what is normally considered a 30 year old's job? It'll require to have incredible technical ability, vision and composure if he is to succeed and one **** up can quite easily lead to a goal. It's A LOT of pressure to put on a 20 year old, especially one that's never played outside of Brazil before.
-Edit- People seem to be thinking the same.
Speaking of which, is anyone else massively uneasy about giving Oscar what is normally considered a 30 year old's job? It'll require to have incredible technical ability, vision and composure if he is to succeed and one **** up can quite easily lead to a goal. It's A LOT of pressure to put on a 20 year old, especially one that's never played outside of Brazil before.
Is the Hulk deal still on?
I'd expect Oscar to start high right, and eventually make his way back to the middle.
Agreed fees aren't the big issue here, its the wages. As long as the wages are reasonable it shouldn't be an issue. But they need to increase revenue at some point, which they are working on. They cant rely on winning the CL every year.
Right? Would be better if he is used as cover for Mata early on with Hazard being kept on the left. Oscar is competent on the right but makes more sense to play him as a back-up to Mata whose minutes will have to be managed very carefully next season as he has essentially been playing non-stop for the past 12 months