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Chelsea: best run club in England

Chelsea win titles and European cups on hardly any net spend.

It can be done, clubs like Spurs make excuses

Chelsea’s sales this summer so far:

Tomori £25m
Guehi £20m
Giroud 1m
Moses £4m
Livramento £5m
Simu £1.5m
Bate £1.5m
Ugbo £4m
Abraham* £34m (agreed fee with Roma)

Total £96m + other players we sell and loan fees.

Lukaku & Bettenelli in for £97.5m

Net spent: £1.5m

Chelsea’s net spend over the last five years (£230m) has been £392m less than Manchester United (£622m), and £388m less than Manchester City (£618m). We also have a lower figure in that time than Arsenal (£331m), who’s net spend has been over £100m more.

posted on 15/8/21

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comment by Devil (U6522)

posted on 15/8/21

comment by KingKenny (U1961)
posted 2 hours, 55 minutes ago
Interesting that you don't include Liverpool in your list

But a lot of your success in this regard seems to be from the way you hoover up youth players. I think it is immoral and rules need to come in to prevent it but fair play to you for the clever approach.
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We're not bidding for them in some kind of underground auction. These young players CHOOSE us for a reason pal.

comment by Devil (U6522)

posted on 15/8/21

*immoral even

comment by Bov (U6696)

posted on 15/8/21

The nerve of a 'pool complaining about our youth policy when they recruited our youth team coach to help them acquire Brewster. They also exploited, the system to nab Solanke both were sold on at a profit. Their careers went down the pan at Bournemouth and Sheff U and Liverpool used them both to make a profit. It's a business we do what we do and you do what you do but don't get on a high horse thinking you're model is whiter than white and ours is not. Then the fan who can't get his head around nett spend and monies we make through being successful. They walk amongst us.

comment by Devil (U6522)

posted on 15/8/21

Liverpool's whole thing is their high horse, telling them to get off it is like telling a fish to start walking on land

comment by JFDI (U1657)

posted on 15/8/21

comment by The Mighty Tottenham Hotspur. (U7858)
posted 7 hours, 49 minutes ago
comment by JFDI (U1657)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by SFU221 (U22636)
posted 8 minutes ago
You bought two players with a minimal net spend. Well done.

How did you fund the other 23+ players?
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Same way all other clubs do, we also generate more revenue than most.
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* launder Putin’s ill gotten gains more than most

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Only in your head.

posted on 16/8/21

comment by The Mighty Tottenham Hotspur. (U7858)
posted 16 hours, 4 minutes ago
comment by JFDI (U1657)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by SFU221 (U22636)
posted 8 minutes ago
You bought two players with a minimal net spend. Well done.

How did you fund the other 23+ players?
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Same way all other clubs do, we also generate more revenue than most.
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* launder Putin’s ill gotten gains more than most

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typical bitter $pud

posted on 16/8/21

comment by Bluecadet3 (U22639)
posted 9 hours, 36 minutes ago
Tbh you would think Chelsea would get praise from oppo fans for bringing so many professional players through, for providing so many players for the England youth set ups, for winning Englands only uefa youth leagues. Just a small token of thanks, like getting an Abramovich heart tattoo. Or calling their first two children John and Terry.
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you have missed bringing home European silver like it's going out of fashion

posted on 16/8/21

Bluecadet,
I like your style, Icouldn't have put it better myself .

posted on 16/8/21

Oh I'm against the way Liverpool work too. Think the whole system is messed up and you and your millions of loans just highlight it. I personally would like to see a new set of strict rules come in. Oh and a ban on sell on fees and buy back clauses too

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