Liverbirdie
Ryder Cup Winner
Go 'ed, Jurgen.
It's a staggering amount which ever way you look at it. Where can you recover your money and grow it when you have spent that much? It makes the £305m spent to buy Newcastle look like an absolute steal.Chelsea sold for 4.25 billion
What I don't get is how is Chelsea so expensive if Roman isn't getting anything? Surely prices only rise so high as that's what the current owners want to walk away with after costs etc
If he isn't getting a penny couldn't chelsea have been sold for a lot less?
Anyways least that mess is sorted
Chelsea sold for 4.25 billion
What I don't get is how is Chelsea so expensive if Roman isn't getting anything? Surely prices only rise so high as that's what the current owners want to walk away with after costs etc
If he isn't getting a penny couldn't chelsea have been sold for a lot less?
Anyways least that mess is sorted
More about the demand and how many were prepared to pay an eye watering amount for it (the highest ever for a sports team?). Location a massive part of that demand and the price suitors are prepared to pay
If anyone's interested, it's all here;Made even more bizarre, when the owners don’t fully own the ground.
Believe BlueInMunich made reference to the fans buying a share pre Abramovich!!!!!
If they are not buying prime London real estate then what are they paying the billions for? I'd love to hear their reasoning.Made even more bizarre, when the owners don’t fully own the ground.
Believe BlueInMunich made reference to the fans buying a share pre Abramovich!!!!!
Made even more bizarre, when the owners don’t fully own the ground.
Believe BlueInMunich made reference to the fans buying a share pre Abramovich!!!!!
If they are not buying prime London real estate then what are they paying the billions for? I'd love to hear their reasoning.
But that much? I go back to Newcastle, as it is the most recent. £305m for a PL team with a stadium already built and needing minimal money spending on it. Chelsea have moved the decimal point and added another 1/3. Southampton sold for about £100m this year.TV money in the billions - and it will only grow!
Money to be made in football - I know ive read and heard a lot about the Glazers taking money out of United for example?
But that much? I go back to Newcastle, as it is the most recent. £305m for a PL team with a stadium already built and needing minimal money spending on it. Chelsea have moved the decimal point and added another 1/3. Southampton sold for about £100m this year.
They will have to be making whopping amounts to pay back banks, investors etc on that scale.
But that much? I go back to Newcastle, as it is the most recent. £305m for a PL team with a stadium already built and needing minimal money spending on it. Chelsea have moved the decimal point and added another 1/3. Southampton sold for about £100m this year.
They will have to be making whopping amounts to pay back banks, investors etc on that scale.
Well, although Newcastle FC is a big club in the UK, it was never likely to be considered one of the so-called top 6 clubs. That phrase is meaningless in many ways, but it probably means Newcastle is not a major global brand. Chelsea is. They have won Premier League titles and featured heavily at the final stages of the Champions League. So, the money that generates is probably monumental compared to Newcastle, just in terms of sponsorship.But that much? I go back to Newcastle, as it is the most recent. £305m for a PL team with a stadium already built and needing minimal money spending on it. Chelsea have moved the decimal point and added another 1/3. Southampton sold for about £100m this year.
They will have to be making whopping amounts to pay back banks, investors etc on that scale.
All of that makes sense, as do the other replies, but it still seems OTT. The Newcastle owners for example have around £4bn spare in comparison to turn them into a global brand. During that time Chelsea will still be spending big each season, the spending does not stop.But
1) Chelsea are recently successful and have CL money coming in too
2) Globally better known and more marketable
3) Can place top 4 without significant investment needed in the playing squad.
City have spent roughly 2 billion so far just trying to become relevant, and they've done well doing so. (https://www.sportingnews.com/us/soccer/news/how-much-manchester-city-spent-squad-value-transfer-fee-players/qejkb6nmxowbvkn1r4auh9r8#:~:text=How much money have Manchester,the club back in 2008.)
Newcastle will cost more in todays money I imagine to develop a playing squad and infrastructure to compete at the highest level.
Why not invest it all in one go, buy something ready made to compete at all levels - and then wait for the money to come in?
The world did not know Man City 10 years ago. Things can soon change, particularly when clubs have bottomless pockets. I'm only using Newcastle as an example as they were recently sold and the cost is out there. If I had that much to spend and wanted to buy a club that could grow and make a great return, as @Jimaroid states, it is a business, then I would be looking at someone like Leeds, West Ham, Wolves, Derby if you wanted to look long term. The potential for big growth is in those clubs.London prices! And West London prices at that. It would be the same in similar parts of capital cities in every part of the western world. Nearly everybody in the world knows London, Newcastle not so much.
All of that makes sense, as do the other replies, but it still seems OTT. The Newcastle owners for example have around £4bn spare in comparison to turn them into a global brand. During that time Chelsea will still be spending big each season, the spending does not stop.
As you say, City have spent roughly £2bn, half the price of the Chelsea purchase price. Who has the better deal?
They do have a ready made package at Chelsea, saying that the ground needs an upgrade I believe, but all of that money needs to be given back to someone, it is not like Elon Musk has bought them with cash. The money will be from other investors, banks etc then need paying each year, on top of player expenditure, the ground upgrade that is needed. It seems out of kilter with other club sales but I guess it makes sense to the buyers.
Good question... would city pay another 2 bill for 2 champions leagues - I think yes...