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Chelsea are sitting on FFP goldmine with £69m transfer option

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Chelsea are sitting on FFP goldmine with £69m transfer option

Chelsea are thought to be battling against Premier League spending limits this summer, meaning several players could be sold by June 30.

That’s because it’s the date that signals the end of the current three-year financial cycle within Profit & Sustainability Rules. Sacking compensation counts towards Financial Fair Play but Mauricio Pochettino’s exit via mutual consent saves such expenditure.




Chelsea would need to pay out compensation if they are to prise their next manager away from another club. Todd Boehly would need to agree a fee with Leicester for Enzo Maresca should he be chosen as the next boss.

Chelsea would not need to spend such money on an unemployed coach, such as Roberto De Zerbi, who left Brighton & Hove Albion upon the end of their season. Football.london understands that talks have taken place with Maresca, thus meaning – if chosen – a figure would need to be agreed with Leicester for the breaking of his Foxes contract.

And otherwise, regarding transfers and contracts, the Blues need to drum up cash to keep them below the spending limit threshold ahead of next term. One way to do that is to sell academy players.

Such youth products count as pure profit given they cost nothing to bring to the club, or at the very least, very little. The likes of Trevoh Chalobah and Conor Gallagher have been consequently linked with departures.

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