According to multiple reports, Como 1907 have followed up their supposed interest in Trevoh Chalobah with an actual offer, but that offer falls short of Chelsea’s valuation for our defender.
The Serie A hotshots have submitted a £22m bid, but presumably that got rejected as Chelsea are said to want £30m, plus another £5m in potentaial add-ons.. That’s not a big difference in absolute terms, but considering that this is already more than Como have ever spent on a player*, it may yet prove a fairly significant hurdle.
*Prior to this summer, Como’s record transfer was the €22.5m they spent on Jesús Rodríguez. Technically, that’s still the case, though the deal they have agreed with Real Madrid for Nico Paz this week will cost them, once all the various buybacks and whatnot are tabulated, a reported €60m.
In any case, it’s not quite clear how Como could ever afford to spend this much and still stay onside of FFP/PSR rules, but I guess that’s not something we need to worry about. What we do need to worry about is if they can scrape together £8m more, Chalobah could be on his way.
And that would be quite the shame, considering the 26-year-old Academy graduate’s career path, and his repeated ability to convince Chelsea coaches and directors of his worth (at least on the pitch). He’s been steady and reliable, even through multiple loans and an untold amount of coaching changes. He made 47 appearances for us in all competitions last season, and was basically the only consistent and consistently available center back option.
The Serie A hotshots have submitted a £22m bid, but presumably that got rejected as Chelsea are said to want £30m, plus another £5m in potentaial add-ons.. That’s not a big difference in absolute terms, but considering that this is already more than Como have ever spent on a player*, it may yet prove a fairly significant hurdle.
*Prior to this summer, Como’s record transfer was the €22.5m they spent on Jesús Rodríguez. Technically, that’s still the case, though the deal they have agreed with Real Madrid for Nico Paz this week will cost them, once all the various buybacks and whatnot are tabulated, a reported €60m.
In any case, it’s not quite clear how Como could ever afford to spend this much and still stay onside of FFP/PSR rules, but I guess that’s not something we need to worry about. What we do need to worry about is if they can scrape together £8m more, Chalobah could be on his way.
And that would be quite the shame, considering the 26-year-old Academy graduate’s career path, and his repeated ability to convince Chelsea coaches and directors of his worth (at least on the pitch). He’s been steady and reliable, even through multiple loans and an untold amount of coaching changes. He made 47 appearances for us in all competitions last season, and was basically the only consistent and consistently available center back option.
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