Will Chelsea ever be selfsufficient

Noelie

Don't know it this has been covered before but what do you guys think, will chelsea ever be selfsufficient. I don't think so, the wages they are paying alone will soon be astronomical.

Just to clear up, i'm not say they have to make back the money already spent, just will they ever make a profit from year to year.

herbieflowers

If they keep buying players for ridiculous sums then no - they won't be self sufficient. If, however, they invest in their academy and youth scouting to form the bulk of their squad then it's very probable that they would become self sufficient. That seems unlikely though!

Noelie

It's not the sum that are the ridiculos bit, its buying them and after one season buying another player for huge money to play in the same possition. I can't see Essien getting into the team unless there is a injury to Ballack, Lampard or Makelele, so they spent 24 million on a squad player

leeroybrown

If I remember correctly the 'official' public version of the Chelsea plan is that Abramovic/Kenyon are aiming to be at break even (edit) in or shortly after the 2009/2010 season. Personally speaking I think this is a little optimistic, especially given that expanding Stamford Bridge's capacity to 50,000 or beyond would probably be impossible.

herbieflowers

No it'll be Essien, Makelele, Ballack, Lampard in a diamond. Shev and Drogba/Crespo up front. The sums are ridiculous. Think of it. Chelski come to your club looking for one of your players. The seller is at a huge advantage because Chelski are so explicitly rich! Chelski get exploited, £30m for a 29 year-old? Please! (and yes it is Shevchenko but still that's OTT)

Noelie

I'm not saying the sums aren't ridiculous, they obviously are, but the fact they pay huge money for players who aren't going to be first teamers is more ridiculous. Look at Madrid they pay huge money for players, but they always use them as first team players.

herbieflowers

Well I'd agree w with you there. Wright-Philips is a prime example. Arsenal were CERTAIN to sign him, all of a sudden Chelski become "interested" and suddenly, he's signed! It's hoovering up potential players for other clubs essentially. They have a monopoly on the market. They not only control their own dealings but technically those of other clubs too!

Vokes

Kenyon is hard at work in the Far East checking out commercial opportunities and raising Chelsea's profile. Arnesen will be busy bringing in the best young talent, and soon they'll churning out their own world class players.

By the time Abramovich gets bored of Chelsea, they'll be easily self-sufficient imo.

David19

herbieflowers wrote:

Chelski get exploited, £30m for a 29 year-old? Please! (and yes it is Shevchenko but still that's OTT)

I think Real Madrid payed £45m for Zidane when he was 29. I can think of a few other players moving for big money when they were approaching 30, like Rui Costa, Thuram, Inzaghi. Just pointing out that it does happen.

Ruskie4Rent

Depends how successful they are really. The longer they go without a champions league the more big players will come in and so on.
They became rich and powerfull overnight and the opposite can easily happen depending on how patient Abramovic is, i feel.

jesus_thats_gre

They will have to tone it down a bit if they are to do it but the young players they are buying now will come into their own in the next 3/4/5 seasons and this will be the make or break seasons for Chelsea.. If the young players that they are investing heavily in now do not come up wiht the goods then Chelsea will have to keep buying to succeed.

AnCapaillMor

Unfortunately if anyone can make them self sufficent its peter "Beelzebub" Kenyon.