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[Kristian Sturt @FootieWriter]

This isn’t a wow signing, but it’s a smart one.

Which already puts it ahead of most recent decisions.

We need midfield depth with Lavia’s issues.

Natural 6 / deep-lying 8.

Single or double pivot.

Low-risk move.

Also a proper reference point for the younger Brazilians.
#CFC

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Right move Chelsea fans?

[Kristian Sturt @FootieWriter]

BREAKING - Chelsea’s hierarchy understood to be content with their current CBs & are not expected to move for a replacement for Levi Colwill unless an exceptional opportunity presents itself this is despite Maresca wanting a new solution.

The same sources indicate that while #CFC may have previously been open to considering significant offers for Chalobah, he is now firmly off the market.

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Sterling
Veiga
Disasi
Chilwell
Gilchrist
Ugochukwu
Chukwuemeka
Datro Fofana
Broja

Are all players who are not listed as part of the first team on the Chelsea FC website. If they cannot find moves away it is expected they will train away from the first team. #CFC

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David Luiz has signed for Pafos FC. (Source - Official) #CFC

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Marc Guiu will fly to the North East today to complete his move to Sunderland, with a medical expected in the next 24 hours. The move will be a straight loan with no clauses to buy. (Source - Sky Sports) #CFC

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RB Leipzig sporting director Marcel Schafer has said that both Xavi Simons, as well as Sesko, were left out of the squad "Due to the very concrete interest from several clubs". (Source - Sky Germany) #CFC

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Ian Maatsen is a target for Dortmund. Chelsea want £30m. (Source - Evening Standard) #CFC

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10-7 @JohnTerry26

3 point lane. #CFC

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Keep the same energy all the time and change might happen. If everybody was angry every time it happened they might be forced to do something about it...

[Arsenal @Arsenal]

Club statement

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#ThankYouEden

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We won't hear about how bad he flopped because he doesn't play for Chelsea.

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

Contract terms fully agreed between Nicolas Pépé and Trabzonspor 🟣🔵

Deal expected to be sealed soon as he only wanted Trabzon — no to Saudi.

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THIS IS WHY PEOPLE DON'T LIKE ARSENAL FANS...

[MR DT @MrDtAFC]

The Emirates now has a better atmosphere than Anfield.

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You won't see pushback though because he doesn't play for Chelsea... #CFC

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Arsenal are considering ripping up £72m signing Nicolas Pepe's contract after struggling to find a buyer for him this summer, according to reports 🗞

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This comes after a move to Bayern Munich for Trevoh Chalobah collapsed on deadline day. (Source - The Athletic) #CFC

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Tottenham are looking to sign Trevoh Chalobah on loan until the end of the season, but the structure of the deal looks unlikely. (Source - @FabrizioRomano) #CFC #THFC

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This is a really important message to read from @FootieWriter #CFC

[Kristian Sturt @FootieWriter]

I’M BACK WITH A LONG THREAD

A message to Chelsea fans,

I've got an important message, and I don't want to crap on your parade, BUT...

I think it's important that we both are in awe of the transfer windows we had in recent years in the Todd Boehly era, but are also rightfully worried about the future, especially around youth, youth prospects and youth development.

I think this specific deadline day has proven to fans that it's going to be tough with departures of players you might not want to move. Those are the consequences of our actions without question, but not how you might expect. I don’t think Chelsea fail FFP (explored here > https://t.co/fyxPesfw16), although that’s educated guesswork (because only Chelsea, the EPL and UEFA know the books), but youth prospects trained at the club hold the key to ensuring the continued passing of FFP regulations. That means I wouldn’t fall in love with youth developed players too much over the coming years until things have levelled out.

Regardless of how it plays out from now until the end of this window, it appears as though Gallagher, Chalobah, & Mattsen were expendable & it’s not hard to see why when you look at the structure of deals being allowed by UEFA and the EPL.

If Chelsea sign Cole Palmer for £45m and can spread that across 5 years his amortisation value for transfer fee is £9m a year & that's how the books read.

If you sell Gallagher for £45m that's £45m on the books today. Despite the fact in this scenario Chelsea would have spent £45m and got in £45m that books for this year would read a £36m profit. That’s a really simple way at looking at quite a detailed and nuanced situation, but those are the bottom lines.

That means players who aren't currently under amortisation (any player who has come through the youth) has significant value because they're pure profit for the books that year. That's my concern. The structure of the current UEFA and EPL deals means youth prospects now are far more valuable because they’re offset against 5 years of deals. This applies across the board for every club. It’ll also be one of the reasons City sold Cole Palmer, but because Chelsea spent a fortune it’ll be them under the limelight.

I expect January will be pivotal & one of the reasons Chelsea were open to selling Mattsen, Cucurella, Chalobah and Gallagher in the summer is because inevitably not all of them are going to play, so their value between now and January will decrease exponentially. As I’ve said in every post that I’ve written like this, the amortisation strategy is fun, and exciting, and it looks great initially, but it’s really risky. Chelsea will enter every window in the red & yes they make up for a lot of it with sponsorships, gate, merchandise sales etc… but so does everyone else.

However, I don’t think Chelsea don’t have a long term strategy to deal with getting profit. That’s the reason youth is the key focus. Even if youth players don’t play their value tends to maintain itself or increase rather than decrease. Chelsea did this a lot under Roman as well. One of the key examples I can remember was Thorgan Hazard. He signed for the club, went on loan for three seasons and was sold at a 1500% markup. He played zero games for Chelsea. That happened a lot. The same is going to happen now. If a player breaks through, great, you don’t have to buy somebody in that position for a long time & you can sell somebody else. If they’re on the edge you sell them for a decent profit. If they’ve been poor, you can still reclaim everything you laid out as prices for players increase year over year.

Those are my thoughts, what do you all think? #Chelsea #CFC

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Nottingham Forrest and Fulham are the two remaining clubs in for Callum Hudson Odoi, with the player set to leave before the transfer deadline for a fee of roughly £8m. (Source - Evening Standard) #CFC