We obviously have LOADS of cash.

[honourablegeorge]

Correct Eurosport Link

 

 

If, as the article says, we've signed this kid for a couple of million, plus Insua for a million, the other Argie lat (Leto?) for around the same, plus Padelli, McCarthy - there's DEFFO a few quid bubbling under, isn't there?

 

Am I being stupidly optimistic in thinking that we might see some DIC money this window, and that this is the first indications of it?

Edited January 11, 2007 by honourablegeorge

[Lecter]

Eurosport Link

If, as the article says, we've signed this kid for a couple of million, plus Insua for a million, the other Argie lat (Leto?) for around the same, plus Padelli, McCarthy - there's DEFFO a few quid bubbling under, isn't there?

 

Am I being stupidly optimistic in thinking that we might see some DIC money this window, and that this is the first indications of it?

 

Padelli is a 6 month loan deal with a permanent deal option

Insua is an 18 month loan deal (possibly with a permanent deal option)

Leto is joining in the summer

McCarthy the media reckon we have bid £150 K for

 

Sounds to me like we have a pittance for January and Rafa is deferring as many deals in the hope that DIC takeover the club and give him and huge wedge of cash in the summer

[CarraLegend]

Eurosport Link

If, as the article says, we've signed this kid for a couple of million, plus Insua for a million, the other Argie lat (Leto?) for around the same, plus Padelli, McCarthy - there's DEFFO a few quid bubbling under, isn't there?

 

Am I being stupidly optimistic in thinking that we might see some DIC money this window, and that this is the first indications of it?

 

Insua is on loan for 18months, Padelli is on loan, McCarthy will end up a few hundred k with add ons and i'd imagine this kids fee will be made up nearly entirely of add ons if it goes up to that much, if its even true anyway

[Knox_Harrington]

Padelli is a 6 month loan deal with a permanent deal option

Insua is an 18 month loan deal (possibly with a permanent deal option)

Leto is joining in the summer

McCarthy the media reckon we have bid £150 K for

 

Sounds to me like we have a pittance for January and Rafa is deferring as many deals in the hope that DIC takeover the club and give him and huge wedge of cash in the summer

Well we've bought Leto now and loaned him back.

 

And for the other two isn't it far more sensible not to buy young players and instead have a look at them for a long period to make a decision over? Or should we just lash money at them and hope for the best?

[honourablegeorge]

Hello Lec. I've missed you popping up whenever I get stupidly optimistic....

[Bailo]

Makes perfect sense to me, financially and on-the-pitch.

[Lecter]

Well we've bought Leto now and loaned him back.

 

And for the other two isn't it far more sensible not to buy young players and instead have a look at them for a long period to make a decision over? Or should we just lash money at them and hope for the best?

 

 

It could be Rafa just being cautious like you say it could also be cash flow it could be both

Edited January 11, 2007 by Lecter

[Knox_Harrington]

It could be Rafa just being cautious like you say it could also be cash flow

Should hope it's cautiousness across the board and would hope it'd be the same even if we had a fortune.

[Bailo]

I really don't get this DIC takeover = spend willy-nilly idea thats around at the moment. Don't want it that way, not the Chelsea way.

[Greenoak]

But millions on a 16 year old is brave.

 

Guess this is a similar sort of deal a*** made for Walcott

[CarraLegend]

But millions on a 16 year old is brave.

 

 

 

Its probably only a few hundred k now and millions if he actually does anything in the first team etc

[Smith]

The fee for the "swedish" feller is about 10 million Swedish kronor (about 650K £). The rest is based on appearances.

 

That's what I've read elswhere, anyways.

Edited January 11, 2007 by ErikJay

[honourablegeorge]

I really don't get this DIC takeover = spend willy-nilly idea thats around at the moment. Don't want it that way, not the Chelsea way.

 

 

Well picking up promising youngsters in an Arsenal style is hardly spraying cash around needlessly.

 

It's not like we're sepnding 30 million on a hare-lipped central defensive ****** or a past-his-best friend-of-the-chairman striker.

[Bailo]

Well picking up promising youngsters in an Arsenal style is hardly spraying cash around needlessly.

 

It's not like we're sepnding 30 million on a hare-lipped central defensive ****** or a past-his-best friend-of-the-chairman striker.

No no - I know we're not doing it, I'm saying a few people seem to think that now we're rolling in it, we should throw money at youngsters. These loan/future payment deals sound like good business practice if nothing else.

[magneto]

Have we signed Babbel yet?

[Sion]

large part of the deal is dependent on Ajdarevic's future performances for the club, with the fee said to rise to a maximum of 10 million euros

 

10 million euros

[Poolfrog]

Padelli is a 6 month loan deal with a permanent deal option

Insua is an 18 month loan deal (possibly with a permanent deal option)

Leto is joining in the summer

McCarthy the media reckon we have bid £150 K for

 

Sounds to me like we have a pittance for January and Rafa is deferring as many deals in the hope that DIC takeover the club and give him and huge wedge of cash in the summer

I don't think it shows one way or the other how much we have in January. Rafa - and Mourinho and Wenger - all recently said that they don't make major signings in January. The best players are cup-tied for the CL etc, so they leave major deals for the summer. I think the recent recruits reflect this - just building for the future.

[KD07]

Have we signed Babbel yet?

 

Medical next Thursday.

[Maldini]

Eurosport have their head up their arses, the potential total value of the transfer is 10 million Swedish Kroner (£650k)

[Guest TanMan]

Medical next Thursday.

 

I'm worried that he'll fail it