Can't believe that this is the first deal to get done but here we go....
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Sigh. I'm not happy with those numbers. Unless we decided to go full Italian and spread it out over 20 years, I think this is an overpay even disregarding the fact that Chelsea need to sell.
Yeah I hope Kai doesn't suffer the Pepe effect where the price tag hangs over him like a dark cloud.
I mean, isn't this pricetag lower than what Chelsea bought him for?
True, but I think it’s still more than expected given his time at Chelsea. Hopefully we’ll get a similar proportion back when we come to sell Pepe..
I've been trying to be less of a pessimist recently, but... we won't. We'll be lucky to see 20M for him. His wages are just ridiculous for a) the clubs that might take a chance on him and b) his skill level.
The market, particularly within the EPL, is insane these days. Boely and Co splashing the cash hasn’t helped either.
@Astrealix don’t understand how ALL the Saudi teams buying ALL the Chelsea players (minus Havertz and mount) isn’t raising eyebrows amongst the regula……ah now I understand
This one took me completely off guard but can't say I'm surprised the club was looking for more talent up top.
Not exactly how I was hoping we'd start the window, but we needed attacking backup, and Edu/Arteta have a pretty good track record so far, so... Welcome aboard, Kai!
Trusting process.
I get why he isn't the most exciting signing now, but I really think he's going to be phenomenal for us. He's gonna slot in well in several spots and I am here for it.
I’ve got a sneaking suspicion that you might be right. If anyone can bring the best out of him it’s Mikel