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Feel the same, he is a great keeper and should be thanked for his contributions to Chelsea, especially the 2 PL titles. Yeah at the end of the day i am glad he is gone, i guess good luck to him at Madrid.

I don't think CL is a big deal, as long as believes Chelsea project. If he believes Chelsea will have more success than Liverpool then that factor will favor us. He is signing on a long term basis, i am sure he will not pick Liverpool because they play in CL this season and Chelsea doesn't.

He was Real Madrid first choice, and clubs like Chelsea and Liverpool are willing to pay extra extraordinary price for him.

Why does RLC needs to go on loan? He is better option than Barkley, Drinkwater, and Mehyoko. RLC is not going to play in every game at the club, no youth will ever make at any big club with that entitlement mentality. He needs to come in with the same mentality as Christensen, earn his playing time. And that is the only way you will ever make it at Chelsea, and that goes for every youth. I strongly believe in Golovin, but at the end of the day he is coming from the Russian league. RLC has experience in the league, if he believes he belongs at a club like Chelsea than he should have no qualms with competing.

https://twitter.com/Esp_Interativo/status/1018978496566177793 Apparently we are close to offering 45m, anyone know anything about him? And the credibility of the source?

A midfield of Kante-Jorginho-Golovin would give us the most balanced midfield in the PL, and also imo the best in the league. Have to get this done.

For me Hazard is a model of professionalism, these athletes get interviewed tons. Some fabricated by reporters and some fun by the athletes. It is not a big deal. Judge Hazard by the way he carries himself on the pitch and off of it. Few athletes do it better. Who in your opinion embodies professionalism more?

Kovacic has a realese clause of around 40m, that is not really great for us, hellva deal for Madrid though.

Dybala is not realistic, he is not leaving Juve especially after they have signed CR7. He is playing at a top 3 team in the world. If we sell Hazard to Real, i would demand Isco + money. Martial-Morata-Pulisic Isco Kante Jorginho Palmieri Rudigar Christensen Azpi Alisson

Or what I have been saying, you guys are massively overrating Seri. There is a reason why he will land at Fulham. Good signing for them, not for us.

btw James Rodriguez is a top player, he is a bit one dimensional player. fantastic player, as long as you know what you are getting from him and comfortable with it.

I would be worried too if Golovin was a one dimensional player; he really has all the qualities to be a top player. pace, athleticism, touch, passing, stamina, etc. Looking at the body of works during these games, and very few games of CSKA. I am very impressed. I do really get your point about not falling for the hype. Look at my posts from last summer i was very against Bakayoko. I warned this forum about him being a one year wonder, and some of his short comings that i didn't like. Plus he fits tremendously in Sarri system, and plus it is not like we are breaking the bank here. No reason to doubt this signing imo.

Freaking awesome signing if true, really feel good about him.

At this point i am really on board with anyone that is not Conte, and will play proactive football. Prefer Sarri by a great distance, but in the end i think Blanc is a much better coach than being credited for. Still believe Sarri will be Chelsea next coach.

Allison would be a upgrade tbh, especially for Sarri system and playing from the back. i would welcome that trade

assuming Bakayoko is not sold.

I have hardly seen Savic play, but from the match compilations i have seen, he is more in the mold Hamsik and Ziellnski. More of an advanced CM, contributes more in the final third than in the buildup. The issue i see with Seri, he is such Arsenal type signing or should i say more recent Chelsea signing. Could be a good player but won't be elite. doesn't have the creativity or vision to reach that level.

He was fantastic last season, this season he has been quite meh especially since January. All in all i think he could be a good rotational midfielder, but anyone expecting him to be a elite player will be quite disappointed. Jorginho is miles better than him, especially from a defensive standpoint.

Cesc is not going anywhere, perish the thought.

Obviously the midfield needs major reinforcement, it should be priority number 1 this summer. Cesc should be a part time player and Bakayoko should be shipped out. I am not sure why you even suggest that. For some reason it escapes some of you, Sarri is not being hired to get the best out all of the players we have and change his tactics to fit the players. He is being hired to bring a new direction to the team, he is being brought to change Chelsea. Some players will greatly will benefit, and some will be out of place.

4-3-3 is optimal for possession so it is fair assumption that this is what Sarri would do. I disagree with your point about Conte, Conte at first attempted to change his tactics to fit the Chelsea team. During the Arsenal game, he want with what he knows best and that is what changed our season. He obviously found players that greatly benefited from the change.

Might be compared to the latter but Depay is probably the best player to come out of the league for a while. I didn't think any those players were ever going to a top player, including Depay. So it wasen't about the steps they took, they were just never going to be good enough. I think Ziyech can be special player in Sarri team, if you disagree i guess we see things differently.

Jump from Eredivise to EPL for playmakers hasn't been successful recently (Delay, Klaassen, etc). I wasen't too high on them, and they were poor fits tbf. Ziyech is really on a another level to them.

I think the jump would be too big for Ziyech right now I really don't, i think he would be ideal to play the Hamsik/zielinski role that Sarri had Napoli. Just a great fit that i can't see going wrong.