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Greenbank in reply to @cornelius_blackfoot

Are chelsea in such financial straits that Abramovich needs to balance the books? Do you have to sell Costa to finance the purchase of a replacement striker?

They'll need to sell him to avoid falling foul of the FFP regs. Owners can't just pump money into the club.

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Pistanator in reply to @Greenbank

Like PSG and Real Madrid yeah? 🤔

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Greenbank in reply to @Pistanator

Sure there are always ways to game the system. Having the King write off your debts every x years is handy.

Club A buys a player for £87m from Club B.
Separately Club B's owner just happens to buy some "consulting services", or a washer, from Club A's owner for £25m.

Club B's owner has effectively pumped £25m of his own cash into the deal outside of FFP regs with the sticker price of the player being artificially inflated.

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