As much as Chelsea are criticised for their strategy when it comes to contracts and signings, there are a few rare cases of good business.
Chelsea‘s strategy of tying talent down to eight-to-nine-year contracts aims to amortise costs, but it comes with heavy financial risks. When massive investments backfire, the club finds itself stuck with heavily depreciating players who are nearly impossible to shift due to inflated wages.
And that’s not all, as the Blues seem to have an uncanny knack of letting some of the world’s best players slip away from right under their noses. The most painful examples remain letting the likes of Kevin De Bruyne, Michael Olise and Mohamed Salah leave Stamford Bridge for nominal fees.
But, it isn’t all negativity.
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Cesare Casadei clause set to pay off for Chelsea
Cesare Casadei never managed to establish a regular foothold in the first team at Chelsea. He made just 17 senior appearances for the Blues, spending the majority of his stint embarked on mixed loan spells at Reading and Leicester City before Chelsea permanently sanctioned his £12.5 million sale to Torino.
Since returning to his homeland, Casadei has completely reignited his career, which has led to the likes of Brighton, Everton, and Real Betis currently battling to secure his signature.
And an update from Nico Schira will pique the interest of Chelsea fans.
He claims that Chelsea have 27% on the sale.
Chelsea’s impressive sell-on clause history
One of the positives about Chelsea’s business has been their use of sell-on clauses, even if it did see them lose some talented players.
A prime example is Tino Livramento’s move to Southampton, where the Blues negotiated a sliding profit clause of up to 40%, pocketing an extra £13 million when he joined Newcastle.
Similarly, Chelsea included a 20% sell-on clause when selling Marc Guehi to Crystal Palace.
They also netted roughly £10 million from Kevin De Bruyne’s transfer to Manchester City.
More recently, sell-on clauses attached to Lewis Hall protect Chelsea’s long-term interests.
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