Totally agree it looks there might have been some hidden residuals like a bonus for top 4 taking the total transfer fee to nearer £30m plus an increased loan fee.
INEOS are definitely a lot of things but naive in negotiating transfers and player contracts is not one.
Chelsea must have agreed wages with Jadon as well for the deal to be ratified as a loan with an obligation to buy. Jadon would not have accepted less than £200k per week which is £70k more than Cole Palmer!
I think this is the real issue , Chelsea have had Jadon for 9 months and worked out already that’s he’s not worth £25m and he’s definitely not worth £200k per week for 5 years.
However it’s a loan with an obligation so they will have to do the deal, either way United win, they’ll be quite happy to take the £10-£15m penalty payment and then ship Jadon off to Bundersliga or Saudi for another
£15-20m.