CVByrne Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 (edited) 14 minutes ago, Knutserov13 said: El chringuito is known for just spouting shit and make things up... Dont believe it for a second. He'll end up in Chelsea. Fabrizio Romano follows them, and Romano doubling down on Felix to Chelsea, has retweeted his post about it. I personally don't buy it that Archer sale free's up the money for Felix. However as the club is run by some incredibly savvy people. It could be that Diaby + Archer or Diaby + Duran would free up enough space in the books for Felix. Archer will free up 5m in cost and maybe book us 5/6 million in profit. It just seems all reliable sources saying he'll be going to Chelsea. Edited August 16 by CVByrne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPAngel Posted August 16 VT Supporter Share Posted August 16 I don’t think Archer’s sale is to free up money - I think it frees up a space in the squad. The Felix transfer hasn’t been to my taste but I’ve suddenly got a very strange feeling that this is happening. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zak Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 Just now, JPAngel said: I don’t think Archer’s sale is to free up money - I think it frees up a space in the squad. The Felix transfer hasn’t been to my taste but I’ve suddenly got a very strange feeling that this is happening. You can have a squad of as many as you want (ask Chelsea) you just can only register a certain amount for competitions. Could just loan him out if he wasn't going to be registered. But then again may aswell sell them and ..free up some money 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 Time to move it to other football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 4 hours ago, 479Villan said: If Unai really really wants him, that's all I need to know. And those saying "this is the kind of transfer drama you get if you want to be a big boy" are dead on right. Thats not true at all. City, Arsenal and before this summer Liverpool rarely have transfer dramas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolta Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 (edited) 24 minutes ago, JPAngel said: I don’t think Archer’s sale is to free up money - I think it frees up a space in the squad. The Felix transfer hasn’t been to my taste but I’ve suddenly got a very strange feeling that this is happening. What more proof do we need! Get those shirts printed EDIT: I'm joking clearly, but I do also have a feeling. I kind of had the same feeling with Sneijder, Kluivert (in 2002), Rashica and a few others though unfortunately. Maybe this time! Edited August 16 by Rolta 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zak Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 It's a Villatalk 50/50 whether he goes to Villa or Chelsea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheltenham_villa Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 Given what we were told about Diaby moving to satisfy SCR, this indicates that the wage bill is very high. Do we have the room for Felix? Did Diaby move to make room for him or do we need another big earner to head out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMelvillan Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 Out of curiosity I went on to a Chelsea Forum to get a feel for their opinion on signing Felix. Made for slightly worrying reading - general consensus being that they didnt really want him but would be happy for him to come as a back up/ supersub/ rotation option. Many prefer Carney oddly and are upset he doesnt get more of a chance. Obviously, with it being Chelsea, a lot of speculation and theories as to how it would just be an accounting move to game the books. On his last spell with them they felt he was underwhelming, not as good as expected and kinda lazy. Obviously theres a massive caveat in that they are Chelsea fans and have an understandably skewed perspective on things as they have had huge periods of semi recent success and have seen some of the worlds greatest players come and go from their club. However it did dampen my excitement about the prospect of Felix coming here Then again, they didnt have an Unai Emery in charge so probably counts for nowt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pongo Waring Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 Villa are working hard for this deal in the background. Watch this space. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 So Joao was the special guest at the Villa store....right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain_Townsend Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 If it does happen it will be epic, on here ad we have been linked with him from late 2022! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daveburnside Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 5 minutes ago, Wainy316 said: So Joao was the special guest at the Villa store....right? Yes but hes in the changing rooms. He cant decide on the fan or pro shirt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villarule123 Posted August 16 VT Supporter Share Posted August 16 Didn't Chelsea use him as a striker and rely on him to score goals? He won't be playing as a 9 for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas10 Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 9 minutes ago, Captain_Townsend said: If it does happen it will be epic, on here ad we have been linked with him from late 2022! Great to have you onboard! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain_Townsend Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 Just now, Jas10 said: Great to have you onboard! As I said the other day, for me he would be the cherry on top of the cake! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 Got a feeling this might happen now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulMcGrath_5 Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 1 minute ago, Dodgyknees said: Got a feeling this might happen now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 So no actual movement here. We might have other targets in mind too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 (edited) 2 hours ago, JPAngel said: I don’t think Archer’s sale is to free up money - I think it frees up a space in the squad. The Felix transfer hasn’t been to my taste but I’ve suddenly got a very strange feeling that this is happening. If transfermarkt are right and Cam signed a 3 year contract when rejoining us. Then in terms of squad cost it'll free up 6.5 to 7m in wages+amort. Which is sizable enough. If we Sold Duran for example we'd free up around 4.5m in squad cost. If we sold him for £35m we'd book 24m profit and that would be pro rata to 8m. So the squad cost benefit. is material If we assume for a sample calc 330m squad cost and 400m income and the above numbers. Selling Cam = 1.75% improvement in the ratio % and 2.72% increase for Duran. However for PSR Cam = 7m while Duran = 29.5m Shows how different the two calcs are So if you then factor in Felix for example. Let's say he'll be £7.5m amortisation and 7.5m wages. So this is a 15m cost in squad cost calc (maybe slightly less as only 10 months for the season). So Cam sale would "fund" half of Felix in squad cost terms Edited August 16 by CVByrne 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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