Thanks Luke. Overall it seems to me the loans are not going great. To be blunt I would be surprised if any of these loans play any regular football for Chelsea - and in many cases will never play for Chelsea.
Which brings me to my question! A lot of these guys cost a few bob - e.g. Santos, Casedai, Angelo, Fofana - presumably with the intention that they would turn a profit. But these are players who cost £10,15 or even £20 million. I think we will be lucky to get this money back - it's not as if we paid £3 or 4 million for these players. So, is the owners' strategy of churning youngsters to fund the first team squad working? Once Gallagher, Maatsen and Chalobah have been sold, the cupboard looks a bit bare!
Thanks Luke. Overall it seems to me the loans are not going great. To be blunt I would be surprised if any of these loans play any regular football for Chelsea - and in many cases will never play for Chelsea.
Which brings me to my question! A lot of these guys cost a few bob - e.g. Santos, Casedai, Angelo, Fofana - presumably with the intention that they would turn a profit. But these are players who cost £10,15 or even £20 million. I think we will be lucky to get this money back - it's not as if we paid £3 or 4 million for these players. So, is the owners' strategy of churning youngsters to fund the first team squad working? Once Gallagher, Maatsen and Chalobah have been sold, the cupboard looks a bit bare!