Me neither, but, when Chelsea sign players & give them 8 year contracts, then basically divide the transfer fee & wages by 8 & they will be ok for FFP(just). What annoys me with this transfer is the possibility they 'Tapped' Olise up. It's already being reported Palace could put a formal complaint in. No doubt, if that were to happen, they would probably get off scot free with just a 'warning'.

This operation, will make the 'Charge Of The Light Brigade' seem like a simple military exercise.

This operation, will make the 'Charge Of The Light Brigade' seem like a simple military exercise.

[Link] - Simon Jordan brilliantly explains why Chelsea have ZERO issues with FFP!

What is really sad about losing Michael Olise is they way both Parish and Freedman seemed to have been stitched up by his agent. I do hope this is a leaning curve for them. As for Olise if he wants to move on, well so what, if he is not happy at CP then let him go and take the reported fee whatever that may be and invest in the team. We can never compete in terms of team investment like the top six can and for that reason we will always be at best an average EPL team, hopefully safely hovering around mid table. Just enjoy the high quality games and teams that we get to see at this level.

Brighton have shown the way for the smaller teams in the EPL by having Professionals run the business side of the club, who seem to know how to secure talent at good prices and then move it on at a huge profits, all this is being done, without having an adverse effect on the teams performance. We need to find a similar model.

Sadly both Parish and Freedman seem unable to run a succesful transfer window as proven over several windows now and seem to lack either the ability or indeed have the right network in place to source good players at the right price.

As we approach the end of this window we are still somewhat short of players in key positions and I do still hope that we can bring some good signings in, otherwise I have some concerns about the outcome at the end of this season.

As the selling club Palace have every right to insist on the full amount up front or no deal. It makes no difference whether Chelsea meet the release clause or not. They still have to agree the TERMS of payment with Palace and we are entitled to refuse anything other than 100% up front.
£35m isn't exactly killing Chelsea's finances. If they want him that bad they'll pay.

I fully agree, they have to put their money upfront and not try to make it a deal that adds up to 35mil, including any add on's. Hopefully we have the sense to insist on a share of any future sale as he is bound to end up at PSG if he is any good!