Chinatown - Costa wants out

[s1ty m]

Won't be good for us if they bag a huge fee and use it for Aubamayang, Griezemann or someone similar. Might be great business for Chelsea though.

[sheblue]

This is a bubble and bubbles burst.

[Justified logic]

There is a question mark over the surety of the contracts the players going to China get. I've heard (on the radio) that if the club decides not to fully pay the player, he has no redress and has the choice of hanging around in China hoping to get paid or going back to ...his home I guess.

[Mase]

Won't be good for us if they bag a huge fee and use it for Aubamayang, Griezemann or someone similar. Might be great business for Chelsea though.

I honestly don't think Griezemann would be good in the Prem. I'd be happy if they got him. Similar to Falcao in my opinion when he came over here.

[Pretty Boy Lee]

Won't be good for us if they bag a huge fee and use it for Aubamayang, Griezemann or someone similar. Might be great business for Chelsea though.

I honestly don't think Griezemann would be good in the Prem. I'd be happy if they got him. Similar to Falcao in my opinion when he came over here.

I'd love for them to lose their top scorer mid season and find this out at least. Costa guarantees goals ok this league. Even if it takes 3-4 games to get up to speed every bit helps us!

[Foreverinbluedreams]

Wow.

Chelsea are top and favourites to win by a decent margin...and now one of their most important players is on strike and may be off?!?

Isn't this unprecedented? (If true)

It reminds me of our Tevez situation, although this potentially fucks them up as they are more reliant on Costa than we were on Tevez at the time.

[freshie]

Losing Costa will severely dent their titles hopes. Can't see them signing anyone as good in the Jan window. Hope he fucks off to China

[PeterParker]

Interesting to see this and more interesting is the fact the chinese seem to avoid us.

I think that investment last year may have something to do with it.


Regarding Costa, if he goes it will be a huge blow for them. And they might make a panic buy.

[Beefymcfc]

It's PROFESSIONAL football so I've always thought that all the talk about "mercenaries" is bit silly. It's a short career that can end any given day and you have no qualifications for any profession outside football and very few really end up making any decent career as managers. So you grap every single penny you can. I never blame any professional going after money. Loyalty is for supporters.

HOWEVER it's STILL football and it's their competitiveness that got them where they are. If, as is the case with Costa, they can get ALMOST as much money and still play truly competitive football I would always choose the competition.

I dont know what Costa is on but let's say, for instance, that he's getting £100 grand a week which equates to approx £5 mil a year. By the reports he's now been offered 6 years wages for one year's work and if a 3 year contract, 18 years (a near full career) earnings in 3.

Competition? Fuck that, this is a life changing event, for him and his next generations.

[CTID Hants]

There is a question mark over the surety of the contracts the players going to China get. I've heard (on the radio) that if the club decides not to fully pay the player, he has no redress and has the choice of hanging around in China hoping to get paid or going back to ...his home I guess.

All the people I know who've done business in China, all say the exact same thing which is....

It's not case of if they fuck you over, just a case of when!

[john@staustell]

How much of a millionaire do you need to be? Greedy cunt.

On FFP, haven't Chelsea just posted a £50m loss? Good job they aren't in Europe

[Beefymcfc]

The proposition has probably come from some Chinese Rag sychophant, trying to destabilise Chelsea's season. Wouldn't be surprised if Murdoch was behind it.

What says a lot is Costa's reaction to this, willing to lose his team mates when they are riding high on a wave.

[Original Dub]

Interesting to see this and more interesting is the fact the chinese seem to avoid us.

I think that investment last year my have something to do with it.


Regarding Costa, if he goes it will be a huge blow for them. And they might make a panic buy.

That's an excellent point mate.

I had temporarily forgotten about the chinese investment and that might turn out to be an even more clever move than first thought.

In that case, I hope they take him

[iwasthere2012]

The proposition has probably come from some Chinese Rag sychophant, trying to destabilise Chelsea's season. Wouldn't be surprised if Murdoch was behind it.

What says a lot is Costa's reaction to this, willing to lose his team mates when they are riding high on a wave.

Who says it's the Rags Beefy. Who's done business with the Chinese government recently.

Maybe, just maybe The Empire strikes back.

[Beefymcfc]

The proposition has probably come from some Chinese Rag sychophant, trying to destabilise Chelsea's season. Wouldn't be surprised if Murdoch was behind it.

What says a lot is Costa's reaction to this, willing to lose his team mates when they are riding high on a wave.

Who says it's the Rags Beefy. Who's done business with the Chinese government recently.

Maybe, just maybe The Empire strikes back.

You just never know. So much money in China now that it could even be some Chelsea fan wanting his idol for a while.

They don't seem to last long over there though, not sure why.

[s1ty m]

It's PROFESSIONAL football so I've always thought that all the talk about "mercenaries" is bit silly. It's a short career that can end any given day and you have no qualifications for any profession outside football and very few really end up making any decent career as managers. So you grap every single penny you can. I never blame any professional going after money. Loyalty is for supporters.

HOWEVER it's STILL football and it's their competitiveness that got them where they are. If, as is the case with Costa, they can get ALMOST as much money and still play truly competitive football I would always choose the competition.

I dont know what Costa is on but let's say, for instance, that he's getting £100 grand a week which equates to approx £5 mil a year. By the reports he's now been offered 6 years wages for one year's work and if a 3 year contract, 18 years (a near full career) earnings in 3.

Competition? Fuck that, this is a life changing event, for him and his next generations.

And less tax.

[Mase]

Won't be good for us if they bag a huge fee and use it for Aubamayang, Griezemann or someone similar. Might be great business for Chelsea though.

They definitely won't get Aubamayang in January whilst he's at the ACN

[nottsblue]

There is a question mark over the surety of the contracts the players going to China get. I've heard (on the radio) that if the club decides not to fully pay the player, he has no redress and has the choice of hanging around in China hoping to get paid or going back to ...his home I guess.

All the people I know who've done business in China, all say the exact same thing which is....

It's not case of if they fuck you over, just a case of when!

Can understand why a player wants to go as they see the £signs and £600k a WEEK is crazy money. But will a three or four year contract be honoured? Big question mark over that I reckon. As John@staustell pointed out as well, how much money does one guy really need? Is £5/6/7m a year in England not enough?

[Mikhail Chigorin]

There is a question mark over the surety of the contracts the players going to China get. I've heard (on the radio) that if the club decides not to fully pay the player, he has no redress and has the choice of hanging around in China hoping to get paid or going back to ...his home I guess.

All the people I know who've done business in China, all say the exact same thing which is....

It's not case of if they fuck you over, just a case of when!

Can understand why a player wants to go as they see the £signs and £600k a WEEK is crazy money. But will a three or four year contract be honoured? Big question mark over that I reckon. As John@staustell pointed out as well, how much money does one guy really need? Is £5/6/7m a year in England not enough?

If the Chinese don't honour their contracts, then I suppose these could be rendered null and void by such default and any player's simplistic recourse would be then to sign for another Club, wheresoever, with no transfer fee round his neck.

With regard to the transfer fee itself, what happens these days ?? Previously, in times gone by, it was commonplace for Clubs to pay a transfer fee in instalments, spread over a number of years. When the Sheik took over, if I remember correctly, he created a bit of a stir by paying transfer fees 'up front' to the selling Club.

I've no idea now if we're still doing this and if other Clubs do the same; does anyone know ??

[Niall Quinns Discopants]

It's PROFESSIONAL football so I've always thought that all the talk about "mercenaries" is bit silly. It's a short career that can end any given day and you have no qualifications for any profession outside football and very few really end up making any decent career as managers. So you grap every single penny you can. I never blame any professional going after money. Loyalty is for supporters.

HOWEVER it's STILL football and it's their competitiveness that got them where they are. If, as is the case with Costa, they can get ALMOST as much money and still play truly competitive football I would always choose the competition.

I dont know what Costa is on but let's say, for instance, that he's getting £100 grand a week which equates to approx £5 mil a year. By the reports he's now been offered 6 years wages for one year's work and if a 3 year contract, 18 years (a near full career) earnings in 3.

Competition? Fuck that, this is a life changing event, for him and his next generations.

Like I say, I do get it and if I was in his shoes and playing for team I don't really care much about then I'd be tempted.