barbahrie

I look at the Simons situation as Chelsea being extremely cautious with that UEFA ruling. Things are SUPER tight right now in that respect. Chelsea cannot afford NOT to sell Jackson for a substantial fee. Xavi Simons is a dope player. But if Chelsea sign him and don’t sell Jackson, it’s a massive disaster. We can’t afford to pay another £20m-30m in fines. Xavi Simons isn’t worth the risk. Very few players are. Chelsea need to agree a deal to sell/loan Jackson with an obligation TODAY if they want to press ahead with Xavi Simons. Otherwise, they’ll leave it alone. Poor planning from Chelsea IMO as they’ve known Jackson isn’t in their plans anymore for a while. So those “four clubs” that are interested, we should have done more to move the deal along. But Chelsea like playing the long game. The market is peak for strikers. Ekitike went for €80m. Woltemalde €90m. Chelsea want a comparable fee which is fair. But they also are racing against time on multiple fronts.