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Chelsea have looked to get creative on a number of occasions in the last few years in order to get some signings over the line. They have frequently offered long-term contracts to players in order to get some deals over the line, with the likes of Enzo Fernandez and Mykhailo Mudryk committing their future to the club until the 2030s. The Blues have on occasion looked to evade release clauses too due to the need to pay the whole fee up front. They would rather pay a small amount more in order to break it down over a number of years. Now, a player with a reported £50m release clause has emerged …

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