[Football] Chelsea moaning about PSR

[brighton_tom]

Lots in the media at the moment from Chelsea/Maresca, and other high spending clubs, where they're moaning about PSR rules and blaming it for why they have to sell academy players to balance the books... Are PSR rules the problem? Or possibly was it that billion pounds Chelsea spent on incoming transfers? They'll get little sympathy I expect...

Chelsea: Enzo Maresca says rule change needed to 'protect' academy players from sale

Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca has called on the Premier League to change their financial rules so clubs do not feel "compelled" to sell academy players.

www.bbc.co.uk

Enzo Maresca: PSR to blame for Chelsea selling academy players like Conor Gallagher

Chelsea accepted a bid of around £34m for Conor Gallagher last week and have been unable to entice the England midfielder into signing a new contract; Mason Mount, Ian Maatsen, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Callum Hudson-Odoi have all been sold under Todd Boehly

www.skysports.com

 

[Official Old Man]

Pass the tissues

 

[Thunder Bolt]

What a shame.

 

[Nobby Cybergoat]

Them, the hand choppers, Everton and Villa, will co-ordinate their media moaning campaign about this, you watch.

That said, this is in part to deflect fan criticism, after a few ropey pre season results and a sale of a popular player

 

[Withdean South Stand]

Pass the tissues

To each his own I suppose!

 

[dazzer6666]

'Forced to sell academy players'.....no more than you were 'forced' to pay £100m+ for players you twats

 

[Beanstalk]

So the club tell Gallagher that he needs to go to Atleti or he'll be frozen out. Then when he does go, the manager goes, "hey, this wasn't our fault, just another dagger from PSR."

Maybe they shouldn't have bought another keeper this summer without selling Kepa first. Or I don't know, maybe don't sign KDH when you've already got Gallagher, if you want to keep him.

Pathetic club.

 

[Professor Plum]

Chelsea moaning about PSR is like blaming the drink-drive laws for being caught over the limit.

 

[Shins]

Incredible view of the rules. Spend a billion pounds on non-home grown players and then have a moan....

 

[Guinness Boy]

'Forced to sell academy players'.....no more than you were 'forced' to pay £100m+ for players you twats

This

 

[banjo]

 

[Drebin]

A bit like Newcastle and Villa fans feeling punished for their success after having to offload players before June 30th.

They had a choice of how to use their budget, and both chose to use it getting to the Champions League, and then having to sell assets after achieving it.

Anderson and Minteh won’t be too much of a miss for Newcastle, but Douglas Luiz is leaving a big hole in the Villa midfield that Onana has to fill.

Chelsea are in the same category. They are (or were) on their way up towards the Champions League, but it is extremely difficult without going over PSR restrictions.

 

[bhafc99]

Pass the tissues

Tell you what, why don't you instead sell me a box of tissues for £45m, that I'll then sell back to you for £45m – not only does that mop up any tears, it also helps with PSR figures.

 

[beorhthelm]

good, thats the whole point of PSR. if they aren't complaining it's probably not working as intended.

 

[Gazwag]

Tell you what, why don't you instead sell me a box of tissues for £45m, that I'll then sell back to you for £45m – not only does that mop up any tears, it also helps with PSR figures.

100 tissues in a box so the purchase can be split equally over 100 years.

 

[dazzer6666]

Some of the Chelsea fans get it……

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Pass the tissues

Now that PPF has been banned, there are tissues available!

You can borrow my small onion when I've finished with it

 

[brighton_tom]

The fact that youth players are seen as 'pure profit' or however its been phrased and so represent a quick way of balancing the books is not what's 'forcing them to sell' Gallagher and creating issues for them. The issues have very obviously arisen from spending over a billion pounds on transfers within a few years, and any deflection from that by people at Chelsea is just laughable... Poor old Chelsea having to sell a player to maintain their over spending.

 

[Official Old Man]

All of this reminded me of when FBS renamed Withdean to Palookaville for a game. OK, it was in the Championship, but were we pushing PSR a little bit back then.
I'd imagine back in the day FBS paid a minimal amount, but still can we do it again for a bit more money?

 

[chrisg]

They are still buying players on 7 year contracts.

They changed the law to maximum 5 year ones from July 1 2024 I read, so someone enlighten me why 7 year ones are still handed out ?