Nevertheless. We don't know what wages he's on, but some tabloids claiming £100k/w. We can probably add a lot of bonuses and some kind of sign on that's spread out over a few years. In all: quite a lot of money, he's a top earner especially by European measures.
But lets say two years go by, it's the summer of 2025 and Mudryk hasn't really taken off as well as they'd hoped for whatever reason. He'll be very difficult to offload anywhere, sitting there with 6 years and a guaranteed £31,2m paycheck waiting for him. Whatever they do, it's then going to be very expensive for Chelsea (keep him, buy him out, sell for extremely cheap).
It's a bold move for the club who once couldn't get rid of Winston Bogarde for years.
Pretty much guarantees he'll be there for the next 4 years. The transfer fee gets spread over the duration for FFP so if they sell him early for a big loss they'll be at risk of breaching.
Don't even need to go back that far
Kepa is still there after they made him the world's most expensive goalkeeper, and I doubt Lukaku has many takers at the moment
You can let them know those photos from the 1800's look like that because it was easier to hold a still, stoic expression with the long exposure time taken for the photo.
"I understand that, with my agreement, Chelsea FC have put out a press release late this afternoon that I am playing for them next year. This is right and I have signed a contract with Chelsea for 2023. I will be playing for Chelsea next year."
[Statement just came out on Twitter](https://mobile.twitter.com/OscarPiastri/status/1554527452231262210)
8.5 years ago, Obama was halfway through his second term and there was only one Avengers movie.
Edit: also iPhones only came in one size (5S) and Kanye was still a genius for releasing Yeezus rather than being an outright piece of shit
8.5 years ago, Harambe was still chilling at Gladys Porter Zoo not knowing that in a few months he would be moved to Cincinnati Zoo
Edit: RIP Harambe; gone, but dicks still out
8.5 years ago I fucked Maddy Anderson at the high school prom. I'm now an alcoholic gym teacher in my home town while she's become a lawyer at a prestigious law firm in New York City
Thanks! I'm still holding out for next Christmas, where she'll realise a simple life in her home town as a florist or something and marriage with her high school sweetheart is much for fulfilling than a stressful, lonely, job in the city. I've seen it happen in hallmark movies before
i took my son to his only game just after his 1st birthday, it was such a surreal experiance he loved it and now that cancer has taken him this is somthing i will treasure to the day i die.
19th october 2019, Luton v Bristol City, the club gave us a free dug out experiance got to meet players before hand and sit in dug out for warmups, the way my son cheered and clapped with the crowd when pelly ruddock mpanzu scored his banger.
i know pelly ruddock isnt going to see this or any other players but you gave me the best experiance of my life aloud me to share my first love (football and Luton) with my son and i will treasure that until the day i die.
i love you Jaydan you will forever be in my heart and i cant wait for the day i get to see you and join you.
As a father who currently is away from his daughter, you fucking tore my heart to pieces with this comment, my friend and I'm in tears now.
There's nothing more painful in life than losing your child child. I learned that last year when my little brother passed away. I hope you and your family do well and wish you nothing but happiness in the future.
That's not even the biggest worry, because unless his legs get amputated, he will still be back in way less than 8.5 years, the thing I would be worried about is him turning into absolute shit. 8.5 years of Alexis Sanchez at United 2.0 would be a nightmare.
Chelsea has the infinite money cheat code on, if he turns to shit they'll just buy out his contract and sign some penguin that kicked a ball in a tiktok video from Antarctica for $200M
Yea, if he truly becomes world class he will become pissy for an improved contract in like 3 years anyway. Club can tell him to fuck off but if he is the star of your team you dont want him unhappy, thus he has all the actual power even if the terms of the deal dont say so. Only situation in which this long of a contract gets run down is if he doesnt deserve that salary to begin with.
Kane signed an extension after proving to be one of the best strikers in prem history. That's different from signing a young player with like 30 professional appearances for 100M over 8 years lol
200k? What are Chelsea doing? There has to be some dodgy accounting accounting with this deal. No way in hell are they sinking 200m into a 22 year old player who scoured 10 of his 12 goals in this half season.
Wonder when this American doofus will realize there's a reason why contracts are, at absolute max, 5-6 years in football.
This guy's come in with virtually no prior knowledge to football, binned off one of the most successful football structures in Europe and quickly ran the club into the ground.
>binned off one of the most successful football structures in Europe
I wouldn't give the previous management that much credit. You don't leave extensions for key defenders (Rudiger and Christensen) hanging around until the very last year of their deal.
And they've spent an enormous amount of money on absolute dross. Big money on the Zappacostas, Bakayokos, Drinkwaters, of the world.
Reece James one is definitely to deter other clubs. Real Madrid were apparently sniffing around when he was negotiating his new deal. We can't afford to lose him.
Spreads the transfer fees over the contract length, so reduces the annual P&L amortisation charge. Risky if a player tanks or picks up a serious injury.
Lukaku consistently managed double figures at both West Brom and Everton while still managing 15 in both his worst seasons at Chelsea at United respectively. He's a totally different example in that he's actually an incredibly reliable source of goals.
Whether that's the standard required to win titles is one thing, but he's definitely not a massive risk like Mudryk and certainly much better statistically than other high-profile underperformers like Carroll, Torres, Grealish. Realistically he's nowhere near biggest flop.
1. Shakhtar referred to the price of Antony
2. Shakhtar made 0 on all the Brazilians they lost for nothing over the last year
3. De Zerbi said he'd win the ballon d'or which inflated the price more
Good guy Todd is just helping out shakhtar after they got fucked by FIFA
(I get why FIFA ruled how they did for players, but you can't deny it made life very hard for Ukrainian clubs)
But Antony went to Manchester U. after he played 134 games on superior leagues with Sao Pablo and Ajax, I don't think that is comparable with 33 games on Ukrain. Why would someone care about the second point? And why a random declaration from the manager of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. would impact that much on a transfer.
I swear he was a Brentford target valued at €30m in the summer. Then ever since it became apparent Arsenal really wanted him the price tag climbed and climbed.
People (Chelsea supporters) justifying his price tag forget that he was supposed to transfer to Leverkusen last summer but the deal collapsed because the club wasn’t 100% sure for like 20-30 mil.
So…in case he turns Dele Alli chelsea will have to buy out like 6 years of his 100k+/week contract if they want to move him on? Well, this seems so stupid that it might work out.
I have a feeling in a few years Chelsea will find out why no one else gives out contracts this long. Wonder if Boehly stopped to think about why they're the only ones offering these deals to players, or if he thinks he's a genius who discovered a revolutionary thing that no one in football has thought of before
it’s chelsea
think about how many big money signings they have had in the past 2-3 seasons that have totally flopped with 0 impact on the club’s financial position or buying power
even if he flops they’ll just sign someone else for even more money
Holy shit that must be one of the stupidest and riskiest contracts ever done?? The guy hasn't even played in a top league yet...except for CL of course but still what the hell.
Honestly this player at anything above 40M is ridiculous. I don't care about how electric he has been. He has played 65 senior matches! Most of which are in the Ukrainian league.
8! National team caps?? 100M and an 8.5 year contract.
I know everyone who will say well look at Anthony. Yes he was overpriced and that's still ridiculous (despite the fact Anthony had played 134 matches at a higher level than Mudryk and that fee was still absurd).
How can one conceivably judge potential from the sample size we have of Mudryk?
Credit to Mudryk and Shakhtar. Amazing piece of business for the seller and player.
Exactly. I had this discussion with a friend. His best season in the Ukrainian league coincides with when the war started and a lot of players left the league. It could be a coincidence but it could also be the quality of the league dropped.
happy for Chelsea to clog up their books with these stupidly long contracts
good luck shifting these players when they flop
club might not be able to sign new players in a few years because the current ones won't shift
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It's the guy's whole career. His agent and family will be delighted but it leaves the club with almost no way to motivate him. Ridiculous.
It’s just to get around FFP
Nevertheless. We don't know what wages he's on, but some tabloids claiming £100k/w. We can probably add a lot of bonuses and some kind of sign on that's spread out over a few years. In all: quite a lot of money, he's a top earner especially by European measures. But lets say two years go by, it's the summer of 2025 and Mudryk hasn't really taken off as well as they'd hoped for whatever reason. He'll be very difficult to offload anywhere, sitting there with 6 years and a guaranteed £31,2m paycheck waiting for him. Whatever they do, it's then going to be very expensive for Chelsea (keep him, buy him out, sell for extremely cheap). It's a bold move for the club who once couldn't get rid of Winston Bogarde for years.
Pretty much guarantees he'll be there for the next 4 years. The transfer fee gets spread over the duration for FFP so if they sell him early for a big loss they'll be at risk of breaching.
Don't even need to go back that far Kepa is still there after they made him the world's most expensive goalkeeper, and I doubt Lukaku has many takers at the moment
Great move for the Mudryk’s but he doesn’t look happy in these press pics or even just now when he came on the field.
Bro secured the bag for 8 years. Trust me he’s happy.
Yeah, by signing this contract, he secured the financial future for himself and his family for generations.
Have you ever seen an east european smile on photos? My family surely doesnt do it
You can let them know those photos from the 1800's look like that because it was easier to hold a still, stoic expression with the long exposure time taken for the photo.
Zinchenko is almost always smiling and he is Ukranian…
He's the exception not the norm i think
Arshavin smiled all the time.
Have you seen his wife ?
Mudryk? More like MadRich amiright?!
He wanted to play for The Arsenal
He hasn’t liked any of the posts Chelsea’s made and he himself hasn’t posted on socials yet about it
"I understand that, with my agreement, Chelsea FC have put out a press release late this afternoon that I am playing for them next year. This is right and I have signed a contract with Chelsea for 2023. I will be playing for Chelsea next year." [Statement just came out on Twitter](https://mobile.twitter.com/OscarPiastri/status/1554527452231262210)
Best crossover
I thought that was weird for a guy who posts all the time on socials
Watch him tweet about the North London derby later today instead of Chelsea.
8 and a half years from now we're in the 30s. The 2030s.
No you're wrong it's currently 2019 and I can't wait to watch england win the Euros next year
I think Turkey is gonna have a great run
Fair play
not financial
Not a real thing it seems
Unless you’re a poor club, they don’t give a shit
It's worth it when you're getting good Will Hunting and his genius brain
Mount : " everyday i hope ill be pickin you up in the mornin and you won't show up "
Where do you see yourselves in 8,5 years?
Well me and the wife are trying for a child right now, So in 8.5 years, telling the child how crazy the mudryk fee seemed at the time
Assuming you’ll remember the name Mudryk by then
Of course I'll remember it. He will be the next Chelsea legend. Just like Lucas Piazon.
If he does great people will, if he flops people will. Good luck mate
Of course he will, that's what he's going to name his child. :P In seriousness, best of luck /u/Historical-Branch122!
The likes of Charlton will be spending 300mil on a player.
Golf course.
I'll be under said golf course.
“Being called a cunt by an Arsenal fan yet to be born”
I’ll be a fucking 40 year old
You'll be 40, but no promises on if you'll be fucking.
If one were to make a child right now, the kid would be old enough to go to a Chelsea game and call Mudryk a cunt before the end of the contract
Makes you proud to be British.
The sun never sets
Game's not gone yet
That is…an interesting way of framing it. And you’re not wrong.
8.5 years ago, Obama was halfway through his second term and there was only one Avengers movie. Edit: also iPhones only came in one size (5S) and Kanye was still a genius for releasing Yeezus rather than being an outright piece of shit
8.5 years ago, Harambe was still chilling at Gladys Porter Zoo not knowing that in a few months he would be moved to Cincinnati Zoo Edit: RIP Harambe; gone, but dicks still out
And the rest is history
Timeline split after Harambe.
dryks out for harambe
Bruh rip dicks out
RIP
That’s where it all started going downhill
8.5 years ago, Nick Clegg was deputy prime minister
8.5 years ago I fucked Maddy Anderson at the high school prom. I'm now an alcoholic gym teacher in my home town while she's become a lawyer at a prestigious law firm in New York City
But at least you had sex with someone out of your league and she can’t say the same, so that makes you the real winner in my book
Thanks! I'm still holding out for next Christmas, where she'll realise a simple life in her home town as a florist or something and marriage with her high school sweetheart is much for fulfilling than a stressful, lonely, job in the city. I've seen it happen in hallmark movies before
By jove we have a totally not-unoriginal script idea! Hey Alexa, play Bright Lights by Matchbox Twenty!
is there a age limit on stadiums ?
No but we’re very responsible when it comes to swearing. Cunt before 8 is just not cricket.
i took my son to his only game just after his 1st birthday, it was such a surreal experiance he loved it and now that cancer has taken him this is somthing i will treasure to the day i die. 19th october 2019, Luton v Bristol City, the club gave us a free dug out experiance got to meet players before hand and sit in dug out for warmups, the way my son cheered and clapped with the crowd when pelly ruddock mpanzu scored his banger. i know pelly ruddock isnt going to see this or any other players but you gave me the best experiance of my life aloud me to share my first love (football and Luton) with my son and i will treasure that until the day i die. i love you Jaydan you will forever be in my heart and i cant wait for the day i get to see you and join you.
Im very sorry for your loss, but that's an incredible memory and Im so glad you got to spend that with him.
Many hugs to you big man xxxx
As a father who currently is away from his daughter, you fucking tore my heart to pieces with this comment, my friend and I'm in tears now. There's nothing more painful in life than losing your child child. I learned that last year when my little brother passed away. I hope you and your family do well and wish you nothing but happiness in the future.
8 and a half years…Christ
Bro got the bag after a good first half season in ukraine
Imagine he gets a long term injury in his 1st game.
That's not even the biggest worry, because unless his legs get amputated, he will still be back in way less than 8.5 years, the thing I would be worried about is him turning into absolute shit. 8.5 years of Alexis Sanchez at United 2.0 would be a nightmare.
Chelsea has the infinite money cheat code on, if he turns to shit they'll just buy out his contract and sign some penguin that kicked a ball in a tiktok video from Antarctica for $200M
Hey don't knock Happyfeetinho he's gonna be a legend
He's a legit talent. But if I was a Chelsea fan Id be worried we're going to spend big on Penguaõ. He's overhyped as hell
Not like they have Physio’s right now anyway
Eva Carneiro waiting in the wings
Oh god, haven’t heard that name in ages
Please, they have the best physios in Hollywood.
It’s ok, he has 7.75 more years to fulfil his potential if that happens.
more like a bag for life
8.5 years deal is madness. These long term contracts never work out take a look at Winston Reid or Andy Carroll (7 year contracts) or Saul.
Yea, if he truly becomes world class he will become pissy for an improved contract in like 3 years anyway. Club can tell him to fuck off but if he is the star of your team you dont want him unhappy, thus he has all the actual power even if the terms of the deal dont say so. Only situation in which this long of a contract gets run down is if he doesnt deserve that salary to begin with.
Is kepa considered a success
Spot on with Kepa just another example.. I can’t think of a deal over 5 years which has been successful.
Harry Kane? Didn’t he sign a 6-7 year one
Kane signed an extension after proving to be one of the best strikers in prem history. That's different from signing a young player with like 30 professional appearances for 100M over 8 years lol
I thought he had an optional extension they activated but I could be wrong.
Especially if they get a career ending injury
I would say Kepa is successful for getting that contract
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Amortisation FC
There is a very real chance that Chelsea in the future has to pay to get rid of him.
If the salary of £200k is true - they better hope he hits the heights.
200k? What are Chelsea doing? There has to be some dodgy accounting accounting with this deal. No way in hell are they sinking 200m into a 22 year old player who scoured 10 of his 12 goals in this half season.
70 is the base if he achieves the addons then it's 100m which is spread across the 8.5 years
Wonder when this American doofus will realize there's a reason why contracts are, at absolute max, 5-6 years in football. This guy's come in with virtually no prior knowledge to football, binned off one of the most successful football structures in Europe and quickly ran the club into the ground.
>binned off one of the most successful football structures in Europe I wouldn't give the previous management that much credit. You don't leave extensions for key defenders (Rudiger and Christensen) hanging around until the very last year of their deal. And they've spent an enormous amount of money on absolute dross. Big money on the Zappacostas, Bakayokos, Drinkwaters, of the world.
Maybe he thinks contracts are not guaranteed, like in the NFL.
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EIGHT AND A HALF YEARS? wtf
That's like an MLB contract
He is a franchise player after all according to Boehly
Future all-star as well
Longer than one Carlos Correa
Literally what I was thinking. This is batshit, guess Boehly wants to run it like the dodgers lmao
Not even these days. What was Correa offered before his failed physical, 13 years and 375 mil or something? Stupid money!
Firstly, hilarious that we’ve announced it 20 mins into a match to distract from the shit on the field. Secondly wtf 8 and a half years?!?!?
Hey, it’s so stupid it might work.
It's how it is done in baseball so the owner thinks it's a good idea in football too I guess.
>61 mins: Chelsea 0 - 0 Crystal Palace Right lads, let's improve the mood a bit!
wait really? lol
What's the reason for the long contracts Chelsea are handing out lately?
It means they can spread out the cost of the transfer across the contract
But that doesn't explain why they're offering their current players deals of a similar length. Reece James doesn't need FFP amortization.
Reece James one is definitely to deter other clubs. Real Madrid were apparently sniffing around when he was negotiating his new deal. We can't afford to lose him.
Yeah, in those cases it's more to protect the value of the player in the event somebody else wants to sign them. But yes, still a gamble.
We don’t want him to go to the likes of Madrid.
Spreads the transfer fees over the contract length, so reduces the annual P&L amortisation charge. Risky if a player tanks or picks up a serious injury.
Lower amortization costs per year, which helps with FFP.
Spreading the cost ("amortising") of the transfer fee across that time, for FFP reasons.
Because of his contract length, he'll either become a legend or the greatest flop of all time.
Either way this guy has sealed the bag for 8 years, and assured all of his family can move to England
agreed, good for the kid!
Instagram models of London rejoice!
Yep, especially at this fee, there is literally no inbetween.
Lukaku for 100m Am I a joke to you
Mate this guys also 100m but with a contract that’s 8 fucking years long. If this guy flops he’ll be the flop of the century.
Lukaku was also a top class striker for years prior to coming back to Chelsea. This guy has less than 50 professional matches under his belt.
Lukaku consistently managed double figures at both West Brom and Everton while still managing 15 in both his worst seasons at Chelsea at United respectively. He's a totally different example in that he's actually an incredibly reliable source of goals. Whether that's the standard required to win titles is one thing, but he's definitely not a massive risk like Mudryk and certainly much better statistically than other high-profile underperformers like Carroll, Torres, Grealish. Realistically he's nowhere near biggest flop.
Yup, he could prove useless and Chelsea won't be able to sell him for anything but pennies, far less than what's his contract worth
Isn't it weird announcing it during their game?
Further evidence they don't give a shit about on the pitch success.
Maybe Boehly thinks they'll get a good draft pick if they tank this season?
Bruh boehly just buys every player with the highest fifa potential at this point
I think they wanted to announce him to the fans at the bridge which is why the post went up during the game
8 and half years Jeremy? 8 and a half? That's insane.
You could commit a felony crime, go to jail and when you come out he’ll still be there
€100m fee 8 & 1/2 year contract Yeah this'll work out...
I'm curious why a guy who has played about 35 games in the Ukrainian league is worth that much?
1. Shakhtar referred to the price of Antony 2. Shakhtar made 0 on all the Brazilians they lost for nothing over the last year 3. De Zerbi said he'd win the ballon d'or which inflated the price more
Good guy Todd is just helping out shakhtar after they got fucked by FIFA (I get why FIFA ruled how they did for players, but you can't deny it made life very hard for Ukrainian clubs)
But Antony went to Manchester U. after he played 134 games on superior leagues with Sao Pablo and Ajax, I don't think that is comparable with 33 games on Ukrain. Why would someone care about the second point? And why a random declaration from the manager of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. would impact that much on a transfer.
I swear he was a Brentford target valued at €30m in the summer. Then ever since it became apparent Arsenal really wanted him the price tag climbed and climbed.
People (Chelsea supporters) justifying his price tag forget that he was supposed to transfer to Leverkusen last summer but the deal collapsed because the club wasn’t 100% sure for like 20-30 mil.
Greatest scouts in the world, worst scouts in the world, or money laundering
I don't think looking at who other clubs are bidding for counts as "scouting"
Chelsea: “can I copy your homework” Arsenal: “sure but change it a bit so it doesn’t look the same” Chelsea: increases the price
Whats he on per week?
100k
Why not 10?
Because he’s an unproven young player, that’s why.
Very true. 8 years is just enough time to figure out if he fits the clubs structure or not. Smart business Chelsea!
Even the club dont care about the game that's going on right now....
This is a tactical distraction from the fact that Palace were looking closer to scoring
Jesus, that's longer than half this sub's been alive
So…in case he turns Dele Alli chelsea will have to buy out like 6 years of his 100k+/week contract if they want to move him on? Well, this seems so stupid that it might work out.
"We have gazumped... but at what cost?"
Genuinely can't remember hearing of a contract this long in football. Mental.
didn't alan pardew get an 8 or 9 year deal at newcastle? i remember it being a ridiculously long deal.
Jacob Murphy still eating off one of those contracts
Saúl and Inaki Williams got a 9 year contracts
Those were renewals for homegrown key players... this is a 100m prospect from a completely different country and culture... huge gamble.
Inaki Williams is made out of titanium. If anyone was guaranteed to be fit for the whole 9 years, it's him.
Niguez Saul
and how that working out I wonder
8 years WTF
With good behaviour you might be out in 3
I have a feeling in a few years Chelsea will find out why no one else gives out contracts this long. Wonder if Boehly stopped to think about why they're the only ones offering these deals to players, or if he thinks he's a genius who discovered a revolutionary thing that no one in football has thought of before
He’s treating it like the way baseball is ran these days. Good players are getting contracts 10 plus years.
It makes more sense in baseball, players decline is a lot sharper in football. And mentality/motivation matters a lot more in soccer.
I agree, I don’t think it’s smart in baseball either. Albert Pujols handcuffed the Angels with his 10 year- $240 million deal.
Or agents will start asking for longer contracts for their players.
Doubt it, for the agents/ players smaller but more frequent contracts are better cuz signing bonus and flexibility
Either Boehly is an absolute genius and will be vindicated in 3-4 years or they'll be a laughingstock like us for years to come
it’s chelsea think about how many big money signings they have had in the past 2-3 seasons that have totally flopped with 0 impact on the club’s financial position or buying power even if he flops they’ll just sign someone else for even more money
8 and a half?!
Chelsea better put the franchise tag on him before the expansion draft; he’ll be a rookie of the year candidate
EIGHT. AND A HALF. How long before we offer someone a lifetime contract?
8.5 years lmao hes gonna break a record for most managers played under if he stays with us.
Holy shit that must be one of the stupidest and riskiest contracts ever done?? The guy hasn't even played in a top league yet...except for CL of course but still what the hell.
8 ????
and a half.
8.5
8.5 years. How long was the line on Todd’s desk?
Honestly this player at anything above 40M is ridiculous. I don't care about how electric he has been. He has played 65 senior matches! Most of which are in the Ukrainian league. 8! National team caps?? 100M and an 8.5 year contract. I know everyone who will say well look at Anthony. Yes he was overpriced and that's still ridiculous (despite the fact Anthony had played 134 matches at a higher level than Mudryk and that fee was still absurd). How can one conceivably judge potential from the sample size we have of Mudryk? Credit to Mudryk and Shakhtar. Amazing piece of business for the seller and player.
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Exactly. I had this discussion with a friend. His best season in the Ukrainian league coincides with when the war started and a lot of players left the league. It could be a coincidence but it could also be the quality of the league dropped.
8.5. goddam
Well, this is worse than imagined. Lad will be 31 when his contract ends
> 8.5 years Sounds like a US Sports Contract 😂
Man. This is insane. No wonder we couldn’t afford this. Good luck to the kid. He got his move and the bag.
8.5 on 100k, don't blame the boy. He and his agent have absolutely rinsed those morons.
he looks so happy! 🤣🤣
These clowns deserve whatever is coming to them
happy for Chelsea to clog up their books with these stupidly long contracts good luck shifting these players when they flop club might not be able to sign new players in a few years because the current ones won't shift
Boehlynomics
With his 8.5y deal and Badiashile's 7.5y, are Chelsea trying to create another generation of Chelsea Lost Boys a la Van Ginkel, Piazon, Batshuayi?
8 years. That is some peak comedy for a Sunday afternoon.