赢球方程式：竞技成功和财务稳定的平衡
自从布总接手球队以来，切尔西已经成功跻身于英超豪门的行列之中。如果问是怎么做到的，这其中的原因很多，部分成功可归因于球队在引援时候的审慎态度和和精打细算的工资结构。
财务审慎和刮彩票引援
切尔西的工资结构，是建立在谨小慎微的财务决策上的。布总时代，对于引进球员方面是非常重视的。既要砸钱买人，也要控制薪资，量入为出。所以，长期以来，球队的阵容中，既有经验丰富的即战力，也不缺少天赋溢出的年轻小将。
然而，伯利接手以后，球队的支出大幅上升，俱乐部在两个转会市场上投入了约6亿英镑，引进了一些全世界顶级的球员。同时，球队也给予了他们长期合同以摊薄成本。在伯利的治下，球队似乎有一个过渡期。有不少球员会在这个夏窗离队，同时也有新的球员会加入进来。超过30人的一线队阵容使得薪资数字极度高涨，因此球迷们期待有人离队，以便缓解财务压力。
降薪
作为一家豪门球队，切尔西已经向众人展示了在必要情况下控制薪资总额的能力，主动清洗一些不符合球队长远规划的冗员。一些球员将要或者已经离队，比如库利巴利，他在切尔西效力的一个赛季中倍感挣扎，但是周薪却达到了30万镑；另外，目前正外租在国米的比利时前锋卢卡库，有报道说周薪达到32.5万镑。如果出售库利巴利+卢卡库顺利，那么薪资账单上可以腾出不少空间来。。
另外一名球员是坎特。法国中场在切尔西的成功无需多言，但是现在是新的开始了。由于伤病，上个赛季的坎特缺席了太长时间。出于对健康状态的担忧，很多人认为坎特再也无法恢复到巅峰时候的状态了。坎特加盟沙特球队，意味着球队在薪资上又腾出了29万周薪的空间。
芒特也是类似的情况。芒特先前拒绝了球队20万镑周薪的续约报价，希望把薪资上涨到25.8万，这是球队top5级别的薪资。芒特希望对标詹姆斯的薪资，毕竟这名青训边后卫刚刚完成续约，据悉周薪是25万。
芒特的情况很复杂，由于续约的极端不顺，芒特可能会离队，并且加盟竞争对手曼联。据悉曼联开出的价格达到了芒特的要求。切尔西需要在财务健康和保障球队实力上，寻找一种微妙的平衡同时让最重要的球员满意。如果英超联盟真的落实了工资帽规则和支出上限的规定的话，那么伯利在财务上，肯定会面临更多的挑战。
长期以来，切尔西是维持竞技实力和财务健康平衡的标杆球队。在财务方面的慎重、采取基于表现的薪资和引援时候胆大心细的作为，使得球队可以在控制薪资支出的情况下，尽可能多地招募实力派球员。然而，在今天的背景下，有一些潜在的球员可能加盟，而引进他们需要支付不菲的薪资。为了协助波切蒂诺引进更加合适的球员来实现自己的战术构想，需要清洗一批手握高薪，却难以出场的冗员。
虽然球队在过渡期会不断地变化和改进，但是，合理的工资结构仍然是未来球队取得成功时候不可缺少的一个要素。
作者：Dom
翻译：蓝色潜水艇001
英语原版：
Striking a Winning Formula: Balancing Success and Financial Stability
Chelsea Football Club has established itself as one of the powerhouses of English football, throughout the successful Roman Abramovich era, through to today under the Todd Boehly consortium ownership. Part of the success can be attributed to the club’s prudent approach to player recruitment and the carefully managed wage structure.
Financial Prudence and Investment in Talent
Chelsea’s wage structure is built upon a foundation of financial prudence, under Abramovich, the club took a strategic approach to player acquisitions, investing in high-quality talent while keeping a close eye on wage expenditures. This approach allowed the club to assemble a squad that combined experience with promising younger talents.
However, since Todd Boehly took over, there has been a big injection in spending, the club outputting around £600 million over two transfer markets to bring in some of the world’s most talked about players and signing players on long contracts. There seems to be a spell of transition under Boehly where in this current summer transfer market, there could be a lot of players leaving the club, but also some potential big names arriving. A current squad of over 30 players means the wage bills are extremely high so fans are expecting a larger number to leave. This would free up money on the payroll.
Reducing the Wage Bill
Chelsea as a club have demonstrated its ability to reduce the wage bill when necessary, being proactive in offloading players who no longer fit the long-term plans. Some players that are rumored to be leaving over the next couple of months are the likes of Kalidou Koulibaly, the defender struggled in his first year at the club, while being on a wage close to £300,000 a week reportedly, while striker Romelu Lukaku (currently on loan at Inter Milan) is rumored to be on a weekly salary of £325,000 a week. These are two players that the club could very easily sell to free up a large figure on the wage books.
Another player that looks close to a confirmed move is N’Golo Kante. The midfielder has been a big success in his time at Stamford Bridge but now seems like the right time for the Frenchman to move on. Having suffered prolonged periods of time on the sidelines due to injuries, there is a feeling Kante may not get back to his 100% best from a fitness perspective therefore a move means that the club would be able to reallocate the reported £290,000 that the 32-year-old earns weekly.
A very relevant topic is Mason Mount. The academy graduate has been in tough negotiations with the club for a long time now and currently, it seems Mount could be on his way out of the club. Seemingly the 24-year-old rejected an offer of £200,000 weekly from Chelsea, asking for £258,000 per week, which would see him become in the top five earners at the club. Mount does have a leg to stand on as fellow academy player, Reece James, recently signed a new contract that sees the right-back earn close to £250,000 weekly.
The situation the club finds itself in with Mason Mount is tricky and could see one of the most important players at the club depart, potentially to a close rival in Manchester United, due to wage demands not being met. Chelsea Football Club needs to find a balance of financial stability while keeping the most important players happy. Todd Boehly and co could also be hit with further complications if the rules of a salary and spending cap do get bought in by the Premier League.
Chelsea’s wage structure serves as a model for achieving a balance between success on the field and financial stability off it. The idea of prudent financial management, performance-based contracts, and strategic recruitment means the club has been able to attract top talent while keeping wage expenditures in check. However, at this point today where the club finds itself with big-name players on large salaries and the potential of new signings arriving, there will be a need for some of the higher-earning players leaving the club to facilitate new arrivals that are more suited to the club and plans of new head coach Mauricio Pochettino.
As the club continues to evolve and adapt throughout the transition period, its wage structure will undoubtedly remain a key pillar for Chelsea’s success moving forward.
