Interesting day

*solution to the conundrum

If Lukaku and his entourage were smart they'd be negotiate that with whichever Saudi clubs that have attempted to sign him, anyway.

comment by Chelseamf™®© (U1677)
posted 3 minutes ago
If Lukaku and his entourage were smart they'd be negotiate that with whichever Saudi clubs that have attempted to sign him, anyway.
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CHO are you leaving?

comment by Chelseamf™®© (U1677)
posted 1 hour, 57 minutes ago
What might turnout transpiring in Lukaku' case is...he makes the move to Saudi and they loan him to Inter. One possible solution the conundrum.
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If that happens then it's undeniable that it's just an ffp fudge.

Having said that, Arsenal paying 60m for Havertz and AC Milan allegedly preparing a 40m offer for lukaku does suggest that the market is very stupid right now.

I genuinely don't feel the Saudi stuff is a fudge. If it was just us benefitting i could maybe see it. But the fact they're recruiting high profile Muslim players from around the world kind of kills that theory.

comment by Chelseamf™®© (U1677)
posted 13 hours, 59 minutes ago

If Lukaku and his entourage were smart they'd be negotiate that with whichever Saudi clubs that have attempted to sign him, anyway.
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To which the Saudi club responds, "so we buy him, he f**ks off back to Inter... and we gain what from this?"

comment by jp1911 (U9072)
posted 11 hours, 57 minutes ago

I genuinely don't feel the Saudi stuff is a fudge. If it was just us benefitting i could maybe see it. But the fact they're recruiting high profile Muslim players from around the world kind of kills that theory.
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Depends how you define fudge? The theory we're using connections Clearlake already had with the PIF prior to acquiring Chelsea (to my knowledge) to offer certain players to clubs they now own in Saudi Arabia is very believable, and maybe I'm missing something right in front of my face but I don't see anything wrong with that? It's businessmen utilizing connections to reach mutually beneficial transactions. In other words, it's business

comment by Devil (U6522)
comment by Chelseamf™®© (U1677)

If Lukaku and his entourage were smart they'd be negotiate that with whichever Saudi clubs that have attempted to sign him, anyway.
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To which the Saudi club responds, "so we buy him, he f**ks off back to Inter... and we gain what from this?"
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Lukaku is of high demands to Saudi, they will yield to his conditions and demands.
Clubs in Saudi can afford to wait a season or two for him to finish at Inter in a favorable deal, to acquire his services now. They are not going anywhere anytime soon.

comment by Chelseamf™®© (U1677)
posted 18 minutes ago

comment by Devil (U6522)
comment by Chelseamf™®© (U1677)

If Lukaku and his entourage were smart they'd be negotiate that with whichever Saudi clubs that have attempted to sign him, anyway.
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To which the Saudi club responds, "so we buy him, he f**ks off back to Inter... and we gain what from this?"
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Lukaku is of high demands to Saudi, they will yield to his conditions and demands.
Clubs in Saudi can afford to wait a season or two for him to finish at Inter in a favorable deal, to acquire his services now. They are not going anywhere anytime soon.
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First point I don't doubt at all.

Second point's wishy washy. Why wouldn't they just buy him when he's found peace at Inter & is ready to go? The only reason they'd buy/loan out is to do us a favour, why would they do that?

Laukau (& entourage) can quite easily negotiate and set-up a deal on the condition that he's allowed to leave on loan. Saudi clubs will accept.
Favours all parties involved, mainly Lukaku.