Chelsea Banter 2

21 Aug 2026 14:03:50
I think I posted at the start of this window that a mate told me Liverpool had sake to kept informed about Neto and his potential availability.

I have not been told anything new by my mate but I wonder if Liverpool might come late onto the scene. I obviously have no clue if they need a wide player?

22 Aug 2026 08:24:47
If they do, it will probably be a loan request with a bag of marbles thrown in.

21 Aug 2026 08:33:56
So Spurs are paying £85 million for Savinho from Man City, 2 things come to mind, firstly, Neto is therefore correctly valued higher at £100 million and surely now they will use this to buy Enzo Fernandez.

21 Aug 2026 08:58:49
Swcfc, you make two good points. Us fans all have a tendency to overvalue their club's players, but in the case of Neto and Fernandez, our valuations are not that outrageous given this current crazy market.

21 Aug 2026 10:55:12
Tom

If you look at some of the other teams' sites, we definitely do not overvalue our players.

The Enzo one is a funny one, as at some point, even if we sell him, we won't be able to replace him, as other teams will say no to us due to the lateness in the market.

We cannot weaken our team, plus why strengthen the traitor, Maresca.

21 Aug 2026 12:35:24
Bill, this Enzo nonsense could all be stopped if he said "I want to stay." He hasn't said that.
Why would we want to keep a player who doesn't want to be here? City obviously know that to be the case, and believe, because of that, we will drop our price. I would now raise the price to £130m.
Of course, this is only me guessing.

21 Aug 2026 16:23:29
Maybe he has told Slonso that he wants to stay, Tom. That's all that matters.

21 Aug 2026 16:38:29
Personally, I don't think Neto is worth £100 million. As you will have gathered from my previous posts, I don't rate him, and if we can make a decent profit on him, all well and good.

21 Aug 2026 19:29:23
Bill, it may well be the case that Enzo has told Alonso that he wants to stay, but I have my doubts. If that was the case, I'm guessing it would be easier just to tell everyone.

Jimbo, I rate Neto, but agree the £100m valuation is bonkers, but maybe not in this window's crazy valuations.

I guess it also depends on how other clubs value him, and how desperate they are to sign him.

21 Aug 2026 07:39:13
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20 Aug 2026 21:23:03
Neto cost £51 million 2 seasons ago.
Chelsea prepared to sell for no less than £100 million.
I have read quotes about "blowing" millions.
The reality is the club are "making" millions.
I have said it before, the owners might know little about "soccer" but sure know their way around a pound note.

21 Aug 2026 06:50:42
Dk, they? Just wondering why so many players are going on loans, because we can't sell them if that is the case.

By all means, highlight the positive transfers, but also mention the many negatives.

21 Aug 2026 07:11:35
Bill, I agree. Too many loans for senior players. I accept it trims the squad, but it is just kicking the can down the road. There certainly should be no loans for Jackson or Delap!

21 Aug 2026 07:44:05
And yet, Jimbo, sadly that will be the case.

Not sure why the owners did not buy a car sales company and lease cars instead, they seem good at it.

21 Aug 2026 07:53:48
Players going out on loan rather than a sale may work out to be a good thing. For me, it depends on the end of loan conditions and the loan fee itself.
I was very happy with the bonkers loan fee paid by Bm for Jackson. I was also happy with the obligation (conditions attached) for Villa to buy Garnacho.


I didn't want us to sell Jackson, but for him and Delap it's better they move on. I would prefer a loan rather than sell them dramatically under the club's (not the media's) valuation.

21 Aug 2026 08:17:18
Has it not been a fairly good mix of sales and loans this window?

Some pretty hefty fees have been picked up for players who have moved on permanently, and there have been some excellent development loans for some of our young prospects.

Garnacho pretty much counts as a sale, and was only classified as a loan to navigate UEFA rules. Datro Fofana now looks like he is off as a sale to our sister club.

21 Aug 2026 08:38:39
K,

I bet that was a difficult sale to do.

21 Aug 2026 09:01:06
Bill, the sale to our sister club could again work out well if we have a sell on clause as we did with another player recently. It doesn't have to be viewed negatively.

21 Aug 2026 09:11:51
Bill, Moreira was branded a flop at the time by many and was sold to our sister club for £2 million with a hefty sell on clause. He came good, and has just been sold with Chelsea receiving a further £23.2 million. The arrangement, financially, works.

21 Aug 2026 11:01:55
K, that one did, but how many more have failed.

Just the senior pros,

Fofana loan Strasbourg
Delap loan to Everton, Leeds, Forest
Jackson loan to A Madrid.

The latter two were supposed to be circa £100 for us, in the end we will receive small loan fees, and who knows, we might even have to pay some of the wages.



I certainly would have kept Jackson, as, apart from our other two, he has already picked up injuries.

21 Aug 2026 12:37:25
Bill, we can only guess at the loan fee, but we received bonkers money when we loaned out Jackson to Bm. If we do loan them, let's wait to see the structure of the deal.

21 Aug 2026 13:20:10
I have no idea, but maybe loans are very profitable for Chelsea. Certainly the reported £15m loan fee last year for Jackson seems a lot.

21 Aug 2026 16:28:06
Seymns2,

I'm pretty sure that loan fee was well above the norm.

21 Aug 2026 17:07:50
Great for the balance sheet..... Ended up 10th with Liam as manager for part of the season. Glad this window has focused more on who's actually going to play for the club.

21 Aug 2026 19:18:22
Yawn. K again gloating under a different name. Sounds like he's on the payroll as propogandist.

I value my 2012 ford fiesta at 1 million, I am therefore a millionaire.

21 Aug 2026 19:31:46
Kaz, that is a good point. It certainly feels slightly different.

21 Aug 2026 20:08:06
I really do not care what name a poster uses.

It's never going to happen, but if the owners sold every player they have bought, my guess is the bottom line would show a profit.

As I say, I'm only guessing, but I'm sure we haven't "blown" £1.5bn.

21 Aug 2026 22:16:35
You can see things how you like, Tom. This is a website for opinions. Boring if we all agree.

22 Aug 2026 04:14:42
It is never boring or a "yawn" when posters (no matter the name) express an opinion.

22 Aug 2026 11:16:03
Once again, missing the point.

22 Aug 2026 11:31:56
Once again, doubt it. A person/poster giving an opinion isn't boring or a "yawn."

20 Aug 2026 12:17:43
Apparently we have a reported 40% sell on for Moreira.
As it could go above £60m and we sold him for £2m, that is another £23.2 million generated this summer.

20 Aug 2026 13:43:18
K, thanks for the information. I didn't know that was the case.

20 Aug 2026 20:03:48
Yes, saw the report yesterday.

20 Aug 2026 07:21:07
Apparently Disasi is off to Palace on a straight loan, remind me again, did we not just pay £51mil for a CH from them?

20 Aug 2026 08:58:39
Is it something to do with this UEFA 45 day ruling ED01?

{Ed001's Note - no, they would have had an option or obligation to buy if it was that. This is just them needing a centre-back and not being able to get the one they want this summer.}

20 Aug 2026 07:39:15
{Ed's Note - Philip_hunter2003 has posted a new article entitled, Baleba Talk Shifts United Focus to Left-Back

19 Aug 2026 23:14:04
{Ed's Note - Ed001 has posted a new video entitled entitled, C U Next Time - The Prem Preview Marathon Edition}

18 Aug 2026 13:40:35
I guess there must be a valid reason why you would drop the name “Chelsea” from your academy and decide “Cobham” next gen is beneficial to the club's profile.

Why drop the name Chelsea for a small town in Surrey?

18 Aug 2026 14:51:27
Perhaps sell it off to a private business away from the football club.

18 Aug 2026 16:56:35
Who comes up with this garbage? It really gets on my nerves, just like that Chelsea LDN b*******.

18 Aug 2026 19:54:07
Ed001, I only said : "rubbish " but the replacement is more accurate.

{Ed001's Note - the swear filter did that mate.}

18 Aug 2026 21:09:56
Ed001, that's strange garbage got through but not the other term. Perhaps, it's American. Alternatively, it has identified me as a potty mouth and it's not taking any chances.lol.

{Ed001's Note - I have no idea, Ed33 is the one that deals with tech stuff.}

19 Aug 2026 09:10:13
Trying to copy what Barcelona and Real Madrid do?

La Fabrica ("The Factory"), Real Madrid's academy.

La Masia is Catalan for "The Farmhouse". In football, it is the world-famous youth training academy for FC Barcelona, created in 1979.

19 Aug 2026 18:25:05
K, thanks for the info. Still totally unnecessary and embarrassing.

19 Aug 2026 20:07:36
K. Madrid and Barca use teams are still the club name - La Masia and Fabrica are nicknames/ unofficial terms.

19 Aug 2026 23:04:35
Kaz, exactly, just as Chelsea FC will do. Keep up.

20 Aug 2026 01:31:35
Sorry, Greeny Jnr, don't get upset. There is a difference between a nickname that forms naturally vs overcommercialised claptrap.

18 Aug 2026 09:25:41
Tom, or other fellow posters, do you know when Greenaway will be returning?

It's also nice to see more posters on the site.

18 Aug 2026 10:15:00
Bill, I agree but I wouldn't have a clue. I assume some will return when the season starts.

19 Aug 2026 09:12:09
How many regular posters does the site have, Tom?

19 Aug 2026 10:52:32
K, wouldn't have a clue, but a lot more when the season starts.