An interesting point has come up on Chelsea’s purchase of another player. The club are close to the FFP limit on transfer fees hence try to phase their payments over the life of some very long contracts. Even if there is an unrestricted £35m buy out clause Chelsea will find it difficult to pay and keep within the FFP limit if Palace insist on the full amount up front. Does this possibly explain the reluctance to release Lewis Hall on loan without Palace negotiating on phased payments?
Of course this is all irrelevant if the terms of Olive’s contract are different to that widely assumed by ITK journalists. SP and DF may actually have learned something over the last ten years and are not going to allow a bottom half club like Chelsea to improve their squad at our expense.

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There seem to be two threads on Olise now.
In terms of a sale, the constant gossip is doing my head in!
Given that Olise apparently agreed personal terms weeks ago, as of today Chelsea are close to agreeing terms??
And how can Chelsea justify spending £400m in a window under FFP? Or has that gone now.
It’s depressing when we have spent less than £30m. Has any other existing PL team spent as little?

Following Palace since 25 Feb 1978

So only Everton with £12mil are on less spent?

Now Zaha's got a bit of green grass ahead of him here... and finds Ambrose... not a bad effort!!!!

Peanuts for them, but they must have anyway been way in breach of FFP last season surely.

Edited by dreamwaverider (14 Aug 2023 4.30pm)

Sheff U: £10m net

Before the sale of Caicedo goes through Brighton have a net spend of
£2.97m

Wolves: £37m profit.

West Ham: £71m profit.

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