Either way Boehly and co. gets the job done and this will go down as one of the most productive winter windows. Sacking Tuchel was already a very important and necessary step...
Top marks if some of the deadwood are disposed of.

These long transfer sagas usually don’t go our way.

Under the previous that was the case.

I have no reason to believe under Boehly and co. this transfer won't materialise. Case study of their transfer dealings is enough evidence.

*previous regime

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One of us will blink before the deadline. Benfica won't get this money again, and we have to do this deal now before the rule changes.

Be surprised if it didn't happen. Not shocked but surprised.

comment by Devil (U6522)
posted 26 minutes ago
One of us will blink before the deadline. Benfica won't get this money again, and we have to do this deal now before the rule changes.

Be surprised if it didn't happen. Not shocked but surprised.
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I think we blinked. Looks like weather be going all in with the dosh.

comment by JFDI (U1657)
posted 37 minutes ago

comment by Devil (U6522)
posted 26 minutes ago
One of us will blink before the deadline. Benfica won't get this money again, and we have to do this deal now before the rule changes.

Be surprised if it didn't happen. Not shocked but surprised.
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I think we blinked. Looks like weather be going all in with the dosh.
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We've still not matched the release clause's value in instalments yet. That could easily happen, and Benfica would accept that.

comment by Devil (U6522)
posted 42 minutes ago
comment by JFDI (U1657)
posted 37 minutes ago

comment by Devil (U6522)
posted 26 minutes ago
One of us will blink before the deadline. Benfica won't get this money again, and we have to do this deal now before the rule changes.

Be surprised if it didn't happen. Not shocked but surprised.
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I think we blinked. Looks like weather be going all in with the dosh.
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We've still not matched the release clause's value in instalments yet. That could easily happen, and Benfica would accept that.
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No we haven't but that's the rumour I saw this evening.

comment by JFDI (U1657)
posted 2 hours, 4 minutes ago

comment by Devil (U6522)
posted 42 minutes ago
comment by JFDI (U1657)
posted 37 minutes ago

comment by Devil (U6522)
posted 26 minutes ago
One of us will blink before the deadline. Benfica won't get this money again, and we have to do this deal now before the rule changes.

Be surprised if it didn't happen. Not shocked but surprised.
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I think we blinked. Looks like weather be going all in with the dosh.
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We've still not matched the release clause's value in instalments yet. That could easily happen, and Benfica would accept that.
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No we haven't but that's the rumour I saw this evening.
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Just seen it

That’s a lot of cash for a CM.. it’s a big gamble, hope it pays off

Fernandez wants out (whatever certain key figures amongst the club are feeding into these new players ears about the project, it is working tremendously).

Benfica are fundamentally a selling club.

Boehly means business.

comment by Turbulence Time (U20893)
posted 39 minutes ago

That’s a lot of cash for a CM.. it’s a big gamble, hope it pays off
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In a window where we've paid 9mil for a half season loan & 60mil odd for someone no-one had heard of six months ago we might as well, the prudent spending sail has sailed.

In for a penny in for a pound & all that

*ship has sailed

comment by Devil (U6522)
posted 19 minutes ago
comment by Turbulence Time (U20893)
posted 39 minutes ago

That’s a lot of cash for a CM.. it’s a big gamble, hope it pays off
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In a window where we've paid 9mil for a half season loan & 60mil odd for someone no-one had heard of six months ago we might as well, the prudent spending sail has sailed.

In for a penny in for a pound & all that
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9 mill for 6 mths is nowhere near what atleti paid they paid 130 mill for 4 year contract thats 16 million every 6 months.

With Enzo and new signings maybe plan is to go full out for ECL, which if won would recoup much of the spendings.
With Enzo surely we will be serious contenders.

I prefer "prudent spending",a perfect phrase for us !

I think the plan is simply to make us a challenger again. The aim is to get us noticed, build for the future and to win things but not necessarily this season. If we do win anything then simply the only thing we could win is the ECL, that would be a massive task, but hey, we are Chelsea.

Feelings of optimism are starting to appear ,
if I'm not mistaken !

if we do get enzo then i think a new contract for kante would be super as he wouldnt be forced to play full out for 100% of the games and what a pairing that would be in front of the back four.

comment by Harlequin von Hebdo. (U16981)
posted 1 hour, 15 minutes ago

I prefer "prudent spending",a perfect phrase for us !
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Fair point

comment by Devil (U6522)
posted 13 hours, 11 minutes ago
comment by Turbulence Time (U20893)
posted 39 minutes ago

That’s a lot of cash for a CM.. it’s a big gamble, hope it pays off
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In a window where we've paid 9mil for a half season loan & 60mil odd for someone no-one had heard of six months ago we might as well, the prudent spending sail has sailed.

In for a penny in for a pound & all that
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I like the cut of this guy’s jib. Mudryk looks promising from very little I have seen him play for us. I have a suspicion Felix will do well for us, could’ve made the difference against Liverpool

Seriously what is going on with Chelsea and the spending.

This is worst than Roman spending sprees.

It's insane