Chelsea

[SB]

i don't want to hear a peep out of any of you 3 when we're bought buy Apple and renamed IPhone17 FC

We’re the Apples & the Bitters are the Lemons

[ChesterDave]

Struggling to make the top 4... London teams.

[Irishnev]

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[frank the tank]

They are ****ed now lumbered with a load of ****e players who are getting paid and laid for the next 8 years.

Who would have thought that having professional footballers on shorter deals would keep them motivated to perform in order to get new contracts???? Crazy **** altogether

[red g]

del.

[Kenneth]

If they get a good striker in Jan they will move up the table. All that money and they have that Jackson kid up front

[red g]

Probably will, but the very best they could hope for is a Europa spot this season.

Another season without Euro games next season is more than likely at least they dont have a big inflated squad to keep happy

[Cormack74]

Mauricio Pochettino has told Chelsea’s owners Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital Partners he could require more players in the January transfer window despite his summer spending taking the club beyond the £1 billion transfer barrier.

[Charly]

No amount of accounting magic can make up for no european football consecutive seasons.

They will have to flog off players to balance the books.

[Cerbie]

No amount of accounting magic can make up for no european football consecutive seasons.

They will have to flog off players to balance the books.

Lucky for them, it sounds like they won't be short of volunteers!

[rudedog]

If they get a good striker in Jan they will move up the table. All that money and they have that Jackson kid up front

Nkunku is due back from injury next week I think?

[jono]

No amount of accounting magic can make up for no european football consecutive seasons.

They will have to flog off players to balance the books.

It'd be terrible if they did a Leeds

[John Barnes]

Reece James out with another injury{Hamstring} The BMA are grateful for his contribution to sports injuries

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Shohei Ohtani has agreed to defer $680m (£541m) of his $700m (£557m) deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers, according to multiple US sources including the MLB, external.

Ohtani joined the Dodgers on a 10-year contract - in the biggest deal in the sport's history - after his contract with the Los Angeles Angels expired.

He has agreed to take home $2m (£1.6m) per year until 2034 when he will be paid $68m (£54m) per year until 2043.

The move gives the Dodgers more freedom to add to their roster.

Ohtani is reported to bring in around $50m (£40m) annually via endorsements and off-the-field ventures.

A two-time MVP, who lifted the trophy with the Angels in 2023, Ohtani has been widely credited with transforming how the sport is played in the modern era and is already well on the way to being considered an all-time great.

Unlike most baseball players who specialise in batting or pitching, Ohtani is equally skilled at both disciplines.

His overall deal is said to make Ohtani one of the world's highest-earning athletes, with the reported value of the contract ranking alongside - or even surpassing - the sort of sums megastars like footballer Lionel Messi or basketball player LeBron James have commanded.

Dodgers owner Mark Walter said: "On behalf of the LA Dodgers and our fans everywhere, we welcome Shohei Ohtani to the Dodgers, the home of Jackie Robinson, Sandy Koufax and Hideo Nomo, three of the sport's most legendary and pathbreaking players.

"We congratulate him on his historic contract with our storied franchise."

As per the MLB's Collective Bargaining Agreement, which was ratified after lengthy negotiations between MLB representatives and the players' association in May: "There shall be no limitations on either the amount of the deferred compensation or the percentage of total compensation attributable to deferred compensation for which a Uniform Player's Contract may provide."

In structuring the deal in this manner, the Dodgers will have greater financial flexibility in the short term as they look to ensure they meet the threshold for the league's Competitive Balance Tax (CBT), which is set at a limit of $237m (£189m) for 2024.

Each team's CBT figure is determined by using the average annual value (AAV) of each player's contract across the 40-man roster, plus additional player benefits.

Had Ohtani not opted to defer the majority of his contract, the AAV on his deal would be $70m (£56m).

The Japanese player is not the first to adopt this approach, with Max Scherzer agreeing to defer half of his $210m (£168m) when he signed a seven-year contract with the Washington Nationals before the 2015 season.


Whats good enough for CHelsea......

[Rich]

That's mad