Apparently it will have to be a loan to us or nothing. His financial situation at Chelsea is an absolute mess. He claims they owe him 70m in bonuses or something. And that's aside from his current 300k a week salary (which he is willing to take a significant cut on). Given all this, a loan deal sounds like a wise move.

I would still prefer someone a little younger and less... how do I said it... washed-up? But he's probably still a quality player, and he'd be a decent option off the bench in the right match.

[–] sensiblepuffin@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

If it's a dry loan and he's willing to cut his wages down to like 250k a week, it might be worth it just for winger cover. Reiss apparently wants to stay now, but with Jesus out for now we need to give Saka some rest.

[–] ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That's what Reiss' is hoping to do - be cover for Saka. Things is, despite what Arteta says, I don't think Mikel fully trusts Nelson. That's why Saka was being played into the ground last season. And I don't know if that will change no matter who is the designated cover at RW. This is, to a good extent, a phycological challenge with Arteta.

[–] sensiblepuffin@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

No, I don't think he trusts Reiss either. And hey, apparently we're only paying half of Sterling's wages. So it's even better than I thought.