- Aug 31, 2012
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For Kepa, they only get profit over on sales over 14m don't they? I don't think anyone will pay that for an average at best GK with 1 year left on his contract.Players Chelsea could sell, and see a decent profit:
Kepa
Broja
Gallagher
Maatsen
Hall
Colwill
James
A few others could bring in less relief - but Chelsea might also just have a strategy of damage limitation - i.e. get the penalty down to a manageable point deduction and just move on.
I also would expect them to get creative in these deals - allowing clubs to backload the cost well into the future - paying a small fee up front, and most in 4-5 years. From an accounting perspective, the entire sale would count now, but clubs won't have to put up the cash until later.