I don't agree.
PL clubs money comes from the TV rights they successfully sell as a premium product
You're hardly gonna sell La Liga rights abroad when Vinicius hears monkey noises and the institutional answer is that he's hearing voices in his head.
Same goes for Serie A.
✍️ My prrsonal interpretation of our deadline day drama is that Chelsea obviously wanted to go into the season with the existing squad if they didn't find a good value-for-money replacement for Enzo.
That explains why we didn't take necessary precautions and even pulled out when Monaco demanded €70m for Camara. We were ready to accept our squad rather than overpay.
I believe we must have checked and understood that Caicedo isn't seriously injured, because if he is, we would have done everything possible to sign someone before deadline.
Also, it's obvious that our number one target is Alex Scott, so the thought process must have been, "Why spend close to Scott's asking price instead of waiting for one season to sign Scott?"
I believe we understood the danger but felt it was manageable with or without replacing Enzo. The good thing is that Alonso is a big part of decision-making, so if he didn't mind, why do I need to bother?
Benefits: This will give us a bit more time to develop Barco and see the level he will reach before the January or summer window. We can always evaluate. Also, Alonso will have time to fully develop his squad and understand the most suitable number 6 profile to add to the squad if we still need to.
The bottom line is, if Chelsea wanted a midfielder at all costs, we would have signed one. There must be a good reason for that. We have to accept it and hope they are right.
Now that Barcelona have decided against signing a centre-back this window, it’s time to give Hafiz Gariba his opportunity in place of Álvaro Cortés.
He was arguably the best centre-back across La Masia’s age groups last season. Give him the chance, and he’ll surely prove his worth. 🇬🇭
🚨⚪️ Tosin Adarabioyo to Tottenham, here we go! Deal agreed also on personal terms.
Understand #CFC receive £7m fixed fee plus add-ons for the defender who’s joining Spurs project.
The story revealed in the morning, confirmed.
🚨⚪️ BREAKING: Mykhaylo Mudryk says yes to Tottenham move as he wants to work under Roberto De Zerbi again.
Mudryk puts Leeds and all other options on hold as he wants Spurs. Discussions well underway with #CFC over loan deal.
‼️ I can reveal that Honest Ahanor on Thursday was in London to have his medical and sign his contract at Chelsea. So everything done. Honest is a Chelsea player.
Then the point is that this is going to be a pre-agreement for Chelsea to sign Honest in summer 2027 in one year. Then I told you the player is going to play in England this season because Chelsea want Honest to adapt to English football, and that club is going to be Crystal Palace.
How on a loan from Atalanta? Because Chelsea cannot loan any other player due to Premier League regulations to Crystal Palace after Axel Disasi. So Atalanta will loan Honest to Crystal Palace. Then on 1st of July 2027, Chelsea will unveil Honest Annor as a new defender. Everything is done. Everything is agreed.
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