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vvd can't, trent can't. first both recent contracts and second no defenders get as much. I'd run them out of the office and tell them to ring their agent and see if real madrid want to pay 200mil to get the,

 

I think its pretty well known open secret that most, if not all, Chelsea's staff costs are not included in their wage bill as they are paid / employed by a separate company.

 

I was being serious too.
No offence intended, but it's terribly naive to think everyone watches someone else getting a lot more than they and doesn't think they themselves are worth more. It's human nature, and it has nothing to do with how we assess their relative value.
No-one wants to be told "he's getting twice as much as you because he's so much better" - especially as it's a team game.
Salah is thriving in our set-up, but stick him in Norwich and see if he's still the "Best in the World". A handful of our players would be well within their rights thinking that they are equally as important to our current success.
It's a well-worn cliche, but no-one is bigger than the club - I've had a lifetime of seeing truly great players turn out for us - and there'll be plenty more to come after. Mo is the latest in a long line of illustrious talent - he's worthy of his place amongst them, but not to be elevated above them.
Do I want us to keep him? Yes, of course.
Do I want us to bend over backwards in order to? Certainly not.
If he moves on, we'll get over it.

 

I want the best players we can possibly have... And obviously I'm not the club's accountant...

And I'm Not saying this is the choice we have, but if the choice were:

1 World Class player and 10 decent players OR
11 great but not quite world class players

I think we would all pick the second option in that oversimplified scenario. The true cost of anything is what you give up to have it. I truly want Salah to stay, but if the cost is our future and not being able to bring in the transfers and next generation of title winners then the cost is too high. There's no use having Salah if we can't bring in the talent to win titles with him. I'd rather have a squad capable of winning titles than the worlds greatest player surrounding by aging icons that will always finish second.

 

As per my above is mane thinks he’s worth 400k he needs to have a word with himself and club can make appropriate plans to sell.

vvd and TAA just signed new deals. If they felt they were worth 400k should have asked them. Clubs holds the cards there.

 

I don’t disagree. And I’m not saying he’s so twice as good as X or Y. Point is that other than Mane the ‘key’ players who may think they’re worth the same have recently signed new deals so they have no leg to stand on to go demanding more money.

 

let’s use simply scenario in that case.

Say we give him new contract and salary goes from 200 to 400 a week. Over 4 years.

Would equate to 41.6m more over the course of a 4 year contract.

Now do you think we can buy a replacement for Salah and pay them wages over a 4 year contract for 41m? In theory we’d have to find a player for 20m and pay them 100k a week. Now it can be done.. but you could easily get 2 or 3 of those and none of them work out and you’ve spend 3 times what you would have to just keep Salah.

Now I know that’s simplified version but to replace him for the same money you’d spend on him isn’t s walk in the park.

 

I take your point on them having already signed, I was just making a general point about how it is human nature to want more when someone else has it.
The whole issue is about where we go from here, what happens when others do come up for contract talks, or when we want to sign new players. It's inevitable that giving Mo what he (apparently) is asking for will lead to wage inflation at the club, so the question is whether or not it's worth it in the medium to long term.
On a purely personal level, btw - I don't find multi-millionaires claiming to be happy but demanding even more money to be kept happy very convincing.

 

It's quite open for both city and Chelsea that staff are paid via holding companies to avoid the ffp.

Match day staff for example at Stamford bridge

 

Close thread.

Gonna live off the academy for the rest if our existence.

All the nike moneys paying for covid or some ****.

 

i didn't say others would want the same as Salah just that they ,probably , wouldn't accept such a large disparity .
The fact people have just signed new contracts doesn't stop them agitating for a new one and if that fails you always have the possibility of a very disgruntled player which normally leads to them being moved on .

 

As Saint says, it is human nature to seek parity.

But Salah really is in a league of his own - quite literally the best player in the world, pretty much carried us last season and is on fire this season. He is a global superstar.

Anyone else in the squad asking for the same money will be laughed out the door.

Unless we just simply have a standard salary cap and don't pay anyone more than £200k a week, and be done with it. Sure, we will be able to attract some good talent and develop them but don't expect them to stay for long.

 

Looking at those figures, it suggests Mane is already on roughly half what Salah gets so he's not that bothered about matching Mo. If MS gets £400k pw, maybe Mane wants £200k pw.

Not sure how I feel about that considering his recent performances, remember that any new deal will see them receive that sum for a few years, not just un the immediate future.

I think Alisson and VVD would have a bigger shout as the best in their positions. The fact that both recently signed new deals doesn't mean they would just accept it

 

It's also not like VVD hasn't gone behind people's backs or on strike to get what he wants before either.

 

When we lost our stars in recent history, it's because the club was struggling and players wanted to leave to win trophies.

We're now in a position where some truly world class players want to stay and commit, but now we can't afford to keep them?

Seriously, we need to think about how we want to be as a club. Either we strive for dominance by having world class players, developing youngsters, paying the going rate ... or settle for less. Accept that we can't compete, sell to buy, get rid of our best players to bring in new players but always be 2nd best and ultimately become a Dortmund or Leipzig.

 

I couldn't say what we can and can't afford. I will say that COVID wasn't a thing when we signed most of them. Obviously we all want what's best for the club and that means the best players we can afford... Unfortunately we can only speculate what that is and trust that the club does the right thing.

 

We don't need to do anything, people at the club do...

 

w pay the going rate or else they wouldn't be here .

 

Well I think it's fair to say the going rate or above when they signed their contract.

Like origi. Never getting it anywhere else.

 

you watch last night and think Salah isn't worth that much to us? Literally carrying our attack. Give him the contract!