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Ukraine Bolt said:
He wasn't good enough in his preferred position though. What was he really good at? 
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What preferred position? He's never played it since he step foot in England. To my untrained eyes he is clearly best as in a 3 man midfield with less defensively responsibilities so he can get forward, similar to how Connor was used at Palace. Having looked at his time in Italy it seems this is exactly how he was used as well. 

And just to be clear, I am by no means suggesting he could become the next Lampard or something. My entire point was he hasn't been given the opportunities to show what he's best at, rather shoehorned into different roles as the team(s) seem fit. 

 
Remodez said:
What preferred position? He's never played it since he step foot in England. To my untrained eyes he is clearly best as in a 3 man midfield with less defensively responsibilities so he can get forward, similar to how Connor was used at Palace. Having looked at his time in Italy it seems this is exactly how he was used as well. 

And just to be clear, I am by no means suggesting he could become the next Lampard or something. My entire point was he hasn't been given the opportunities to show what he's best at, rather shoehorned into different roles as the team(s) seem fit. 
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So his preferred position is the same as Chukwuemeka, who is 10x the player. 

Like i said, he's got pretty mediocre attributes for the modern game. Not got an outstanding touch, average dribbler, no clear eye for a killer pass. Has a crazy build but doesn't use it to his advantage. Meh, not bothered about him leaving at all.

 
Ukraine Bolt said:
So his preferred position is the same as Chukwuemeka, who is 10x the player. 

Like i said, he's got pretty mediocre attributes for the modern game. Not got an outstanding touch, average dribbler, no clear eye for a killer pass. Has a crazy build but doesn't use it to his advantage. Meh, not bothered about him leaving at all.
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I agree his attributes are pretty mediocre for a now 22 year old but that's what happens when you are used as a square peg in a round hole. 

If your plan is to buy young players in to sell for profit later on it would be beneficial to ensure they are used in their actual positions/roles so they can perform and increase in value. 

 
Casadei and Chukwuemeka should probably have been "sold" to Strasbourg so that they could be the advanced two in a three-man midfield with loanee Andrey Santos behind them.

I'd love to see how that might have panned out. 

Shame we haven't seen more screamers like that 35 yarder he scored in the Papa Johns Trophy a couple of years ago. 

 
Agreement reached with Torino for £10.8m fee + sell on clause more than 20%. Pretty sure we paid £12.8m for him in 2022. Just a waste of 2yrs on both sides. 
 

 
ducavis said:
Agreement reached with Torino for £10.8m fee + sell on clause more than 20%. Pretty sure we paid £12.8m for him in 2022. Just a waste of 2yrs on both sides. 
 
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Best of luck to him if he signs for Torino, hope his time at chelsea was a good learning curve. Said on this page a while back he probably goes on to become a Luca Toni figure in Italy. Hope he kicks on and has a top career. arrivederci 

Sadly, his move underscores the transfer strategy since the owners turned up. Chaotic. Not lost out on him but we sold better to accommodate his arrival. 

 
Sky sports say he was signed in 2022 from Milan for 17m.

Torino are close to our 12.5m valuation.

 
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I liked him. He was a big lad - surprisingly imposing in the middle (at least physically) - and I think with the right development could turn into a real player. Basically like a Mikel but who could also score a goal.

Good luck to him. 

 
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Is this an example of a complete cycle of the commercial strategy being played out.

Bought for 17m developed then sold for 12m with a 25% sell on clause. So currently a 5m loss but if at some point he is sold for 20m having further developed  we would break even (ish). 

Not something that i would imagine is easy to present to the owners and shareholders.

Some of the other project and potentially outgoing players look like they have stalled with either no sale for profit or parked with a loan fee to push the project out until maybe the summer.

Again not an easy one ( or half a dozen instances) to present and should ring alarm bells with anyone with a commercial brain.  

 
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Is this an example of a complete cycle of the commercial strategy being played out.

Bought for 17m developed then sold for 12m with a 25% sell on clause. So currently a 5m loss but if at some point he is sold for 20m having further developed  we would break even (ish). 
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Sky report him as being bought for £12.5m + £4.5m in add ons, which he obviously never achieved.

So not only is he an FFP profit this year (£12m sale - ~£7m book value = £5m profit), we will get a bonus next time he gets sold too.

 
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