Chelsea signed Oscar in 2012 on a 5 year deal and then got
him to extend his deal in November 2014 till 2019. So when he leaves this
January to China, he will have 2 years left in his contract and he will still
be only 25. However, he has not been playing regularly for the last 12 months
and therefore the 60m price that Shanghai SIPG are willing to pay Chelsea plus
the 400K a week wages just seems too good to be true...which is what I
think...it’s not TRUE.
What I really think is happening is something darker and
murkier. Firstly, Chelsea probably want to spend a lot this summer to get
players who are more suited to Conte's style, however just to be on the safer
side of the increasingly weak/toothless FPP, they need to sell in order to buy.
What I think could be happening is that Chelsea "want" to show a big
inflow, the Chinese club want to show their supporters how much they are
investing in players and therefore some obscene figures are being bandied about
to make all parties look good. In reality, the money on THIS deal is probably
much lower (though there are other fringe players who are going to get shifted)
and Roman is probably just going to infuse Chelsea with more of his own money.
Having AVB as the manager in China also helps since it is a well-known fact
that Roman and he still get along great.
Btw, Alexis turns 28 in December and in January 2017, he
enters the final 18 months of his contract. He is in the form of his life and
ideally Arsenal should be doubling his wages and tying him down to 3 more years
atleast. However, no player is larger than
the club and should not be allowed to hold the club for ransom so if I were
Dick Law and Alexis does not extend his contract by March, I would hawk him out
to China for 80m, Alexis might get his wages and everyone is happy. If we were
selling to a European club, I would insist on a cash + player deal with pretty
much everyone who might be willing to buy him.
·
Real - Isco + cash
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Bayern - Thiago or Bernat + Cash
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Juventus - Dybala (hahahahaha) or Coman or
Rugani (hahahaha)
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PSG - Kurzawa + Cash
If he is intent on moving to an EPL rival, we should just
let him rot on the sidelines and allow him to see out his contract. Seriously,
the guy plays so much for Chile and insists on never taking rest that he is a
disaster (like missing an entire season through injury like Welz) waiting to
happen - I just hope it doesnt happen when he is at Arsenal.
