BXL70

Congrats to Maresca and the team. Now bring in world class GK and striker

Maresca is a good coach, he is the right coach. Blaming every year the coach is not fair, they have all failed to the expectations. Because expectations are not realistic when you play a full season without decent goalkeeper / striker. Neither Sanchez nor Jackson are PL level, that's the least we can say.

why do we go after Osimhem, we already have Jackson, Felix, Nkunku. Do not get it...

Jackson is a liability. A top striker would have scored two goals and game over. It should be the priority for next season. And keep Gallagher.

It will be a long fight to avoid relegation.

I do not expect much from a team of adolescents. We also need experienced player.

1 bn spent and no established striker.

Apart from Madueke, we do not have any other attacking players fit to play.

Lavia is great but still 19. We won’t compete with a midflield of teens. Senior experienced players are needed.

Out for the season. Again. £75m spent on a broken player, good business!

What a liability this player. It reminds me what he missed for Belgium at the WC against Morocco at the last minute, just couldn't control the ball. I hope he will never come back to Chelsea.

Chalobah, Mendy; Sterling ... all very poor

wouldn't be surprised if villa sore more goals.

so easy for Villa. We look like a championship side.

Mudryk is nowhere. Awful defending by Cucurella.

Sterling and Koulibaly: so far so good! We now need another defender and a striker.

It is rumored in France that Chelsea is interested to sign Neymar.

Good news. Does that mean we can move in the transfer market as from Monday when final deal is signed off or do we still have to wait for EU approval?

Better NOT Call Saul.

Spot on. Fully agree.

No worries. He was in Monaco today to sign contract extension with his agent while Chelsea was finalizing paperworks together with Inter. Tomorrow he will be in London to sign his contract and official announcement will be made on Thursday or Friday this week.

I also have some doubt about Lukaku and transfer fees is insane. But who else? Mbappe and Haaland are not for sale. Lewandowski and Benzema are aging and not for sale either. Spurs won't let go Kane unless for a much higher amount. Lukaku knows the PL and he has a proven track record. If we want to compete for the title and CL, we need a top striker, and Lukaku can play that role. He is 28 only, at the best of his career, he did not suffer significant injuries, he will bully the defenders. I agree with comments. But again, who else as a top class striker?

Don't we need an additional top-class central midfielder: we have only 3 of them with Kante, Jorginho, and Kovacic.

It looks like a pretty much done deal. Lukaku wants to play into a top club to win trophies and that won't happen any time soon with Inter Milan given financial difficulties they face. Besides he want to take it revenge in the PL. And its wage will be increased by 40% or so. Personal agreements seem to have been agreed 2 weeks ago or so. It all remains to convince Inter Milan and not to over-pay. Marina knows how to make it. We need a class striker - Werner somehow failed - and Lukaku can make it but I am not convinced by that player - sometimes brainless. Hopefully he did improve over the last few years to be smarter in his moves and strikers.

Why does the club want to sell him? He is young and talented. Could someone explain?