Chelsea & FFP?

[The Bedlington Terrier]

Almost sanctioned out of business by the Tories because of "Russian Involvement", (proper joke that was), yet have spent a billion quid on players in 18 months.

How does this work?

[Swissclaret]

Good question BT. They use every trick in the book to falsify the picture. Sales of players are an immediate impact on the P&L, whilst the cost of a player is spread over the length of the contract.

You buy for £80 million on an eight year contract. Cost in year 1 is £10 million. Sell a player for £30 million with one year left on the 6 year contract, the net sale is £25 million.

On paper the club has made a profit of £15 million on those two transactions.

[sinkov]

They've signed so many players they're now having to offload a whole wedge of them, including Ian Maatsen.

[The Bedlington Terrier]

They've signed so many players they're now having to offload a whole wedge of them, including Ian Maatsen.

Is that for real mon ami regarding Maatsen?

[wmdave_b]

https://www.lancs.live/sport/footbal...atsen-27530276

If you read and believe such reports then yes BT

[The Bedlington Terrier]

https://www.lancs.live/sport/footbal...atsen-27530276

If you read and believe such reports then yes BT

Fair do's wmd - this rag is not bad as far as the Clarets are concerned.

[sinkov]

Is that for real mon ami regarding Maatsen?

A list of players they were looking to off load in the Mail this morning, Maatsen was on it.