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Nkunku is in Sterling territory for me. 
 
Just an asshat who wants things all his way. 
 
Brother - you don’t even try when you’re on the field here. You haven’t made a good showing of yourself for a CL team to take you. 

Everyone always says we're fools for negotiating and having a stance on how much we'll pay
Everyone always says we're fools for not negotiating and getting pushed around on price
Club can't win

Tbh, the champions league win under TT kinda masks the fact we was in decline well before these owners took over 

I just don't think its the panic stations everyone is going on about. 
People are praising PSG, but they signed all their current great talent at under 25... We have been trending upwards. 
Our players are going to be a year older, more experienced, resilient, and in tune with the manager and his method of playing. 
People are acting as if we were world beaters the last 10 years. We've won 1 PL title in the last 10 years. Our "success" is a bit of a mask when we had an extraordinary and unexpected CL run where we happened to hit our stride, and clearly built a cup side, but one not capable of winning the league (ala early 2000s Liverpool). 
If you zoom out and look at things for what they are - this last season results wise was one of our best in the last 10 years aside from the PL winning season, and CL winning season. We're in top 4, CL, and won a trophy. 
We are the youngest team in the league (history actually). Have some of the most promising players in Cole, Caicedo, Lavia, Enzo, Santos and Estevao in our team - who will continue to grow, be a staple/core of the team, and the average age between them is under 23 years old... We have RJ who can hopefully work his way back and is only 25. We have the likes of Colwill who has been hot and cold but is 22. 
I'm personally excited for the likes of Essugo, who is young and strong as a bull. I've heard nothing but great things about Quenda who will be joining us next season too. 
People are yearning for this return to glory, but it was masked well in the last 10 years under Roman. It wasn't as consistent or glory filled as we pretend. We had patches where we made it work. Both of our CL wins happened and were shocks to most of us. We didn't win while we were dominant, we won because we hit stride and it masked the faults of the club that were plain and obvious. 
Now we go into next season with more experience and a year older, know how to win a major final, and they showed when it gets tough they know how to get results with the last stretch. That is big. Yes I wasn't happy with the play since Xmas, but they dug deep and won. That is important. Is there things I'd like to be done better? Yes, clearly defensive and GK signings have been god awful, but I'm sure it is a point of making it better. Maignan would have been nice, but is it far and away the surefire thing we think it is? Maybe not - and glad they approached with caution considering how poor they've been spending money on keepers. 

Good evening Chelsea family, glad to see this place is still alive and kicking. Small thoughts on our transfer window so far.
I think the Delap signing is great value for money, and in today's market where your young talented CFs are going for 90m-100m+ euros, it's a snip. Of course he isn't a top 9 yet, but low risk high reward imo. Quenda, just watched him in the France u21 v Portugal u21 matchup. Kid's legit. Elite winger in the making, great weight of pass, great football IQ, great athleticim and a nice technical floor. Wish we could bring him in a bit earlier because I think he's ready to start in the PL tbh. Essugo seems like a raw guy, so really looking forward to see *how* raw exactly. Seems like a good dude to bring off the bench to add beef into the midfield. Sarr seems like the type of CB we need - strong, athletic, front footed. He is still a bit raw though it seems. Interested to see how he cooks in the CWC. For me the priorities now are, bring in Maignan if you can and run a 2 man rotation between him and Sanchez (Maignan as the no. 1 of course). Looks like they're hellbent on selling Petrovic and he seems to be ready to go anyways. I don't think Jorgensen will ever be good enough (happy to be proved wrong) and I don't think Penders needs to sit on the bench here - Maignan can be a perfect in between.
I would also look at an elite right footed winger - so someone like Rodrygo, Barcola, Leao or maybe even Nico Williams. If possible, let's grab also a 10/wing hybrid type player too so we can actually rotate Palmer or not be too effected if he goes missing through injury/form. I really like Ekitike as well but I think that's more of a luxury signing tbh, not essential. Also heard we might be after Hato at LB, wouldn't be so mad at that.
So for the rest of the window if you bring in:
Maignan Rodrygo/Barcola/Leao/Nico Williams Hybrid 10/LW or maybe just another right footed left winger (Gittens is ok if they can get a reasonable price) Ekitike Hato I think we have a top window here. Then it's about selling. Whether they can pull that off, I don't know. The owners and SDs so far have looked very amateurish in general. They've done some good stuff but done a lot of bad stuff as well. 

Nah to me the biggest waste is Lukaku. 
And that came under Roman. Worst of all I seen in my time in Chelsea. 

Nico Jackson can and I think WILL develop into a very nice striker. Just not an elite one. So if he’s sold I hope we don’t do so to a rival PL club where he’d have the potential to annoy us. 
Madueke, I don’t care. Just get rid. Has some nice qualities but angers me almost every game I watch.

Matt Law - Chelsea have a belief that Pedro Neto’s numbers will get better with a full healthy season behind him, expected to stick with him; they also felt Neto gave everything every game and played in many positions, they’ve been impressed with the way he’s improved his fitness.
🔵Neto stays

Amazing finish of the season. Don't forget group of Chelsea fans tried to destabilize the club mid season with some protests. How are they feeling now? Probably same group of people who thought it's good idea to make a banner for Mount. Be smarter next time...

I really like this signing. He is an absolute nightmare for defences in The Prem. Very happy worh it tbh.

great. rather see him in our team than spending 100m for fucking etikite

Thank fucking God. I had three mohs surgeries for carcinoma cancer and then plastic surgery. I needed this.

Rogers would be great business. Can play either wing, LW being helpful for us, and feel he has potential to even fill in at CF when needed. Best mates with Cole as well from the looks of things. 
I really don't think Sesko, Gyokeres, Osimhen or anyone bar Isak are world class and surefire locks to bang in goals in the PL. So I think getting someone like Delap as competition for CF is fine and seeing how he pans out. 40 mil or whatever it is really isn't breaking the bank, and can move him on if he doesn't turn into what is expected. 
Rodrygo would be great, but I'd be chuffed with Rogers. 
Left hand side with Cucu and Rogers (with Felix/Noni as backup?) sorted. Right with Neto/Estevao and James/Gusto sorted. Cole in the middle. Delap/Jackson partnership I think would do okay and can always look to upgrade. Our midfield is set for years.
Just need to focus on CB's from there. 

Tosin and Colwell were immense

I would sell Noni as I think Estevao might be better then Noni. 
Altough I like him for bench option, I think we can do better and is best to sell him and make some profit. 
Other then that a striker please, and Murillo for me. 
I can live with another season with our GK as Sanchez as long as we have Murillo. 

I knew these kind of reactions would come lol. 
From overhyping us during preseason and claiming top 3 minimum with "best midfield in the league" to "all players are rubbish". 🤣
As I said before the season started: somewhere between P5 and P8 is realistic, nothing else. 

Why you always get angry over every rumor? 

Hardly a disaster

Last summer we signed two elite goalscorers and ended up with our worst scoring season in nearly a century.
Sort the system and the goalscoring will take care of itself.

BTW honestly don't think Brighton deserve any hate for the way they've handled this whole situation, the fans admittedly have been obnoxious and kind of naive / stupid throughout but the club itself did what it had to do to get the right deal for them, fair play TBH. I would still do business with them in the future. Just have to hope that players who go there insist on buy out clauses to make it less painful.

Just came back from a 4 days holiday with barely no WIFI. My latest news was that Liverpool will prepare a bid for Caicedo on thursday. So today I looked at the newest transfer list on transfermarkt and didnt see Caicedo listed so I thought that Pool wasnt serious after all and that we are still negotiating. 
It was VERY entertaining to read thru the last 50 pages in this thread. All the up and downs, all the drama and mood swings in here. From "its over" to "here we go" - I was well entertained 🤣

I think Olise will suprise alot of ppl here, I really like him and he walks straight into our starting 11.

@Pizy @TheHulk you can relax now guys.

Jackson. What a signing, never gave up on anything, great buy by the board.

Gallagher has had a great second half