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Big money, long contracts: will Chelsea’s plan to disrupt transfer market pay off?

The new owners have spent more than £500m on 16 signings but need to win games while building long-term strategy

The Guardian - UK

How big-spending Chelsea plan to get around Uefa’s FFP rules

Chelsea completed a British record deal for Enzo Fernandez on deadline day after a busy transfer window

The Independent UK

Chelsea sign Benfica’s Enzo Fernández for British record £106.8m fee

Chelsea’s staggering spending spree continued when they broke the British transfer record to sign Enzo Fernández for €121m (£106.8m)

The Guardian - UK

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How Chelsea can spend so much on transfers and stay within FFP rules amid Enzo Fernandez chase

A British record deal for Enzo Fernandez takes the Blues’ transfer spending beyond £500m for the season

Evening Standard

How Conor Gallagher £45m Everton transfer can help Chelsea afford Enzo Fernandez under FFP rules

Chelsea have been heavily criticised for their transfer spending spree under Todd Boehly but the new owners could yet take home a profit before the end of January

Football London

Newcastle will be affected by new FFP change triggered by Chelsea but club have different policy

Newcastle United will be unable to spread out transfer fees beyond five years as part of a change to Financial Fair Play rules that has been triggered by Chelsea's spending

Chronicle Live

How UEFA are slamming door shut on Chelsea transfer loophole worth £85m to Blues

Chelsea found a sneaky loophole in UEFA's Financial Fair Play rules by offering new signings long contracts to spread out the cost - such as Mykhaylo Mudryk's £88m transfer this month

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How Chelsea are beating FFP: "Big bet" on transfers but new sales problem emerges

Chairman Todd Boehly has sanctioned a spend totalling more than £400m in the past two windows with further deals expected in the next 10 days. But there remains no risk of them falling foul of spending regulations because of a significant shift in strategy

Daily Mirror

Chelsea's FFP tactic explained as rivals question Mykhaylo Mudryk and other transfers

JOHN CROSS COLUMN: Chelsea completed a £90million deal for Mykhaylo Mudryk on an eight-and-a-half year contract which raised eye-brows after other recent big-money signings

Daily Mirror

Why Chelsea are spending millions on transfers and the big future risk Liverpool are avoiding

Chelsea have been active in the transfer market since the club was acquired by Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital

Liverpool Echo

How Chelsea can spend £400m and avoid FFP trouble while Man Utd needed to loan Wout Weghorst

Chelsea have not been quiet in the transfer window and have already signed David Datro Fofana, Benoit Badiashile, Joao Felix and Mikhailo Mudryk this month

Football London

Why Newcastle United aren't spending as Chelsea go big for former transfer target Mykhailo Mudryk

Newcastle United are yet to sign any new players this month as struggling Chelsea seemingly make a mockery of Financial Fair Play

Chronicle Live

Mykhaylo Mudryk Chelsea squad status and wage revealed amid clever Todd Boehly transfer plan

Many fans around the world have been quick to claim that Chelsea are breaching - or will breach - Financial Fair Play rules but the Blues' clever planning suggests otherwise

Football London

Manchester United might have hinted at Champions League need for summer transfer window

Man Utd have again cautioned against big spending in future transfer windows and under the current ownership model they might need to finish in the top four this season.

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Manchester Evening News

Manchester United drop Financial Fair Play hint over transfer plans

Man Utd are looking to sign a striker in January but they are short of funds and are focusing on a loan deal.

The Independent UK

Man City and Chelsea enter another edition of the new-money derby

These clubs, who often end up fishing in the same pool for players, meet again just three days after City’s victory at Stamford Bridge

Chronicle Live

The Newcastle United 'fine tuning' makes for an exciting January window as Eddie Howe aims high

Newcastle United splashed out £200million in 2022 on transfers but now look to fine-tune their squad

Chronicle Live

Eddie Howe's phone call confirmed he struck gold as Newcastle's ruthless £10m decision pays off

Newcastle United goalkeeper Nick Pope has proved a superb signing and Eddie Howe certainly did his homework before bringing in the England international

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Chronicle Live

Eddie Howe's Newcastle United transfer message with January window poised to swing open

The Magpies signed five players last January but there is less urgency this time around

The Conversation

A knife-edge election in Fiji sees power shift – and a chance to bring back real democracy

When the final election results were announced around 4pm on Sunday, many Fijians, at home and around the world, breathed a collective sigh of relief: the government of coup-maker Frank Bainimarama looked like it had finally been defeated at the ballot box.

Chronicle Live

Newcastle's 'bright and aggressive' FFP move may save millions as Leeds United and Man City know

Newcastle United have appointed Paul Midgley as the club's new head of youth recruitment and ChronicleLive has taken a look at what the former Man City and Leeds United talent spotter could bring

Chronicle Live

"At a premium" - Newcastle United wary of soaring prices in January transfer market

Newcastle United keen to keep improving but know that could come at a high cost

Bangkok Post

The rise and fall of the minnow parties

Now the charter court has issued a ruling on the election system, all political parties are effectively gearing up for the next poll. With all in place, some pundits even entertain the idea that Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha might call for a House dissolution at any time.

Bristol Post

'Around £12m in the limit' - Football finance expert's verdict on Bristol City's accounts

Author of The Price of Football Kieran Maguire discussed Bristol City's latest accounts with Bristol Live

Chronicle Live

The newfound Newcastle United duo who will only add to Eddie Howe's £78m selection headache

Eddie Howe will hope to have the fully-fit pairing of Alexander Isak and Allan Saint-Maximin to call upon after the World Cup but could find it hard to change his Newcastle United starting eleven

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