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Does he play on the left or as a 6? I'm happy to see him come in too and think he's a rare Strasbourg signing we got perfectly right

tbh, I dont believe that we can demand a value above 100M, specially without ucl

This source is a big-time grifter

If we sell him we surely do so for much more than that. At least getting back what we paid for him. If Elliot Anderson is rated at £100m than Enzo is easily worth more.

If they offer us €100 million, he can go, to be honest — but it depends on the player we bring in to replace him

Criminal if we do that. Selling arguably our best player this season to a team we’re trying to compete with just can’t happen. These owners trying to get the Chelsea supporters back on their side by correcting mistakes they’ve made. Selling our vice captain and one of our best players to a direct rival will piss everyone off even more. Unless there’s some sort of deal where Foden for example comes the other way since they have Cherki as their new starboy.

enzo is talked now to join city

Barco basicslly confirmed now. And I see lots of Chelsea fans on Twitter who clearly haven’t watched him and are moaning. But I am super confident that he will be a great signing. Perfect technical ability, great passer, whilst also being very combative and versatile. I think for sure he and Hato will rotate in the left sided combo role. Just a smart signing exactly Jorrel was.

Chelsea https://thedailybriefing.io/i/198711646/Chelsea Former Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has already been speaking with Marc Cucurella about the Spanish left-back joining him at Manchester City. (Simon Phillips) Although Cucurella wants to leave, it is thought that new manager Xabi Alonso really wants to keep him and will push to persuade him. (Simon Phillips) Chelsea could also be serious contenders for Jarrod Bowen, with the England international looking to stay in London even if he’s set to leave West Ham if they get relegated. (Simon Phillips) Chelsea look ready to rival Arsenal for the transfer of in-form Bournemouth wonderkid Eli Junior Kroupi, though the Cherries insist he’s not for sale. (Daily Mail) Chelsea striker Liam Delap is being tipped for a move to Everton as he’s unlikely to survive under incoming new manager Xabi Alonso. (Football Insider)

He said good player 🙂 Among the ones you listed, I would keep: Gusto Gittens(bad momentum to sell, either loan or keep) Jackson Santos maybe, but I am not impressed by him

Even when he was fit he looked in way over his head. He was giving Mudryk vibes in that he looked unbelievable taking on players and beating them for fun at their previous clubs and then as soon as they stepped up to the PL they seemed terrified and couldn’t do anything.

Gittens was pretty much injured all season I don’t understand how any attacker in our system last year was supposed to be evaluated when everything we did last year was so disjointed. We have no wing play all season even Estevao who looked really good at the beginning of the season couldn’t get a look because we try to play everything through the middle. I feel like with Alonso style that gives more opportunities to some of the wingers to show more than they did all season.

Depending on the formation I think Gusto and Andrey Santos could play big roles in Alonso’s team as squad players but the rest definitely need to all go. Our problem of course will be that unless our owners/board are willing to rip the bandaid off and take massive losses just to give us a clean slate it’s going to be a massive pain in the ass to find buyers willing to spend close to what we paid for Garnacho, Gittens, etc. Garnacho is probably still a big enough “name” that he will likely be sought after by European clubs. Gittens though feels impossible to shift out unless it’s a loan since the price we paid for him was criminal AND because he showed nothing all season. Can see maybe some bottom half PL team taking him on loan and that’s probably his level.

Jorgenson, Malo Gusto, Tosin, Badiashile, Disasi, Andrey Santos, Garnacho, Gittens, Pedro Neto, Tyrique George, Jackson, Delap Take your pick. All of them can go in my book

At least we will need to sell one good player

Yeah, I will definitely say that it’s kind of awkward timing for Enzo to try to force his way to Madrid. They’ve got several top quality players in every position he plays in AND they will have a manager who always prioritizes physicality and energy over all else. I suppose in a much less physically demanding La Liga you could very well play him deeper in midfield unlike here in the PL so maybe that’s where he plays? Because in those advanced midfield positions where he has been playing for us they’ve got Bellingham and Velverde who are definite Mou players and Guler who is really developing well. If they move Camavinga and/or Tchouameni then he obviously has a place.

This is the Havertz-Jorginho and Madueke conversation from previous windows all over again. Makes no sense to sell one of our few good players and set ourselves back. Add Barco and keep Enzo. Find the money by selling the bomb squad and clearing out the average players that have piled up at the club.

Exactly. And he clearly wants off. Which he did the same thing with Benfica after all of 2 minutes there too after the WC. So fuck him. Quite frankly, for me, he won’t be missed that much. Yes the goals and assists he’s got this last 12-18 months have definitely made him look a good player and very important to the team but he’s effectively played as a 10/inside 8 off the left sometimes. Palmer had better stats and performances under Poch playing centrally. He was meant to be an all round midfielder, dictating games, getting round the pitch, whatever else like did at Benfica (well like he apparently did!). Time and time again he hasn’t shown this when playing as a 6 or 8. Would rather see Palmer more centrally in that role Enzo has been utilised in, might get him back to his best alongside this prolonged summer break he’ll get. For £106million to get 12-18 months of decent performances, I don’t see the uproar, we’ve lost a lot better calibre of players to Madrid in Robben, Hazard & Rudiger. Good luck to him also, Mourinho will undoubtedly prefer the likes of Valverde, Camavinga, Tchouameni & Bellingham due to their physical as well as technical attributes so wouldn’t be surprised if its a move that doesn’t necessarily work from the off. Jose hasn’t changed either he still values the physical qualities in his players.

I feel like the club hierarchy already have it clearly in their heads that they’re going to sell him and have since the moment he made the statements about loving Madrid and wanting to live there. The fact that they quickly made the very cheeky announcement that Caicedo has signed a new and improved deal was them sending a message. That Enzo’s agent has been talking about improved terms for months and still hasn’t gotten a sufficient offer says it all. They know they NEED some BIG sales this summer and will pick a couple of our biggest players to fund incomings. So they’ll pick Enzo and Cucu who yes, are two of our best players but are also at the same time the most “replaceable” in their eyes. All I’ll say is that you better let Xabi hand pick his Enzo replacement and don’t have the sporting directors force another “data led” signing on him. Even in our current situation I’d have to think getting a call from Xabi Alonso would be very persuasive to a young CM so I pray we aim very high.

Yes I'm the same boat, if the club is serious on turning things with Alonso we can't sell Enzo. He still has some years left so keep him. Sadly with Cucu I would like to keep him but I think he get less time so it's best to sell him.

Selling Enzo at this point just seems like a terrible idea. Both for what he offers on the pitch statistically but also because he seems like a really well beloved teammate around the squad. For the overall balance of the TEAM it may make sense to get a midfielder of a different profile. But I just don’t see how you replace his statistical production. You’ll see the obvious links with a couple of the Real Madrid midfielders coming the other way but one, why would Tchouameni come here in our current state and two, he doesn’t really offer any of the attacking threat Enzo does, right? Anyways, as long as he ONLY goes to Real Madrid I will eventually get over it. If we are stupid enough to even think about selling him to Maresca and watch him pull a KDB or Salah then that’s unforgivable.

Ok, bye. Reece and Caicedo should be the only untouchables, they are real pros on and off the pitch. Enzo is a good player but was never even close living up to his price tag. Every coach tried to find him a perfect position but neither 6, 8 or 10 seemed to be perfect for him. Selling him for good money and getting Barco as a stable partner for Moi sounds like great piece of business.

Güler would be much better than Tchou, who's been stuck in a rut for a long time. I don't want him here Huijsen gets injured way too often!!!

Next Source: 🔵🇦🇷 Real Madrid will make a move to sign Enzo Fernandez, with sources close to the situation saying there is a ‘very strong chance’ that Sunday’s clash with Sunderland is last game for Chelsea. (via @MiguelDelaney)