The fee that Chelsea will reportedly receive in exchange for Alvaro Morata next summer is further evidence that Marina Granovskaia deserves a statue outside Stamford Bridge.
It was confirmed on Saturday that Morata would become an Atletico Madrid player on a permanent basis when next summer comes around, as Atletico announced on Twitter.
https://twitter.com/atletienglish/status/1147467607731257344
Atletico have a serious rebuilding job at hand this summer, so could do without parting with the funds, and it’s not as though Chelsea need them right now with the ban in force.
At first glance this deal benefited both clubs, but when you take the highly inflated transfer fee into consideration, Chelsea have to be considered the winners here.
Don’t clean your glasses, don’t rub your eyes, you’re actually reading that right…
Good deal for Chelsea – Morata fee €65m (£58m). Also stood firm on Hazard valuation & getting Juventus to pay for Sarri
— Kaveh Solhekol (@SkyKaveh) July 6, 2019
Marina has managed to get a reported £58M in exchange for a player who was utter dross for us at times. We’re forever bemused how she manages to do it.
Whatever you think of her and her past work at this club, you have to acknowledge that there is nobody better in football when it comes to ripping clubs off.
